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A World Apart 1988 Directed by Chris Menges

South Africa, 1963. A mother's love. A family's courage.

A White enclave in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the 1960s. Molly Roth, 13 years old, is the daughter of leftist parents, and she must piece together what's happening around her when her father disappears one night, barely evading arrest, and, not long after, her mother is detained by the authorities. Some of Molly's White friends turn against her, and her family's friendships with Blacks take on new meaning. Relationships are fragile in the world of apartheid. How will she manage?

Language English
Spoken Language English
Release Date 17 June 1988
113 mins
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Barbara Hershey Diana Roth
Tim Roth Harold
Jodhi May Molly Roth
Nadine Chalmers Yvonne Abelson
Maria Pilar Spanish Dance Teacher
Kate Fitzpatrick June Abelson
Merav Gruer Jude Roth
Esma Levend Whitworth
Toby Salaman Gerald Abelson
Stephen Williams Arresting Officer
Margaret Hogan History Teacher
Andrew Proctor Arresting Officer
Andrew Whaley Interrogating Officer
Cont Mhlanga Mtutureli Niekwu
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