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A World Apart (1988)

A World Apart (1988)

Drama

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

Release Date: 1988, June 17
Directors: Chris Menges
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America, Zimbabwe
Production: Atlantic Entertainment Group, British Screen Productions, Hippo Entertainment Group, Working Title Films, World Apart, Film4 Productions
Cast: Tim Roth, Paul Freeman, Barbara Hershey, Jude Akuwudike, Jeroen Krabbé, David Suchet, Jodhi May, Toby Salaman, Kate Fitzpatrick, Albee Lesotho, Stephen Williams, Andrew Proctor

Overview:

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?

Keywords:

1960s mother daughter relationship exile johannesburg, south africa south africa apartheid communist party