A World Apart (1988)
South Africa, 1963. A mother's love. A family's courage.
113 min
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?
- Release date
- October 13, 1988
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
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Cast
- Barbara Hershey as Diana Roth
- David Suchet as Muller
- Jeroen Krabbé as Gus Roth
- Paul Freeman as Kruger
- Tim Roth as Harold
- Jodhi May as Molly Roth
- Kate Fitzpatrick as June Abelson
- Yvonne Bryceland as Bertha
- Albee Lesotho as Solomon
- Andrew Whaley as Interrogating Officer
- Jude Akuwudike as Priest
- Nadine Chalmers as Yvonne Abelson
- Maria Pilar as Spanish Dance Teacher
- Phyllis Naidoo as Sareda
- Linda Mvusi as Elsie
Crew
- Chris Menges · Director
- Shawn Slovo · Writer
- Sarah Radclyffe · Producer
- Hans Zimmer · Composer
- Peter Biziou · Cinematographer
- Nicolas Gaster · Editor
- Susie Figgis · Casting director
- Brian Morris · Production designer