A World Apart

A World Apart

1988113 min
6.3/10
Drama

Plot Summary

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?

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👥Cast (28)

Barbara Hershey

Barbara Hershey

Diana Roth

David Suchet

David Suchet

Muller

Jeroen Krabbé

Jeroen Krabbé

Gus Roth

Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman

Kruger

Tim Roth

Tim Roth

Harold

Jodhi May

Jodhi May

Molly Roth

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Nadine Chalmers

Yvonne Abelson

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Maria Pilar

Spanish Dance Teacher

Kate Fitzpatrick

Kate Fitzpatrick

June Abelson

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Phyllis Naidoo

Sareda

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Linda Mvusi

Elsie

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Carolyn Clayton-Cragg

Miriam Roth

🎬Crew

Director

Chris Menges

Writers

Shawn Slovo

Producers

Tim Bevan, Graham Bradstreet, Sarah Radclyffe

🖼️Gallery (1 images)

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🏷️Keywords

south africaapartheidjohannesburg, south africaexilecommunist party1960smother daughter relationship

Production Companies

Hippo Entertainment Group
Working Title Films