A World Apart

A World Apart (1988)

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

Drama

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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  • Release Date: 1988-06-17
  • Runtime: 1h 53min
  • Director: Chris Menges

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Cast

  • Barbara Hershey

    Diana Roth

  • David Suchet

    Muller

  • Jeroen Krabbé

    Gus Roth

  • Paul Freeman

    Kruger

  • Tim Roth

    Harold

  • Jodhi May

    Molly Roth

  • Nadine Chalmers

    Yvonne Abelson

  • Maria Pilar

    Spanish Dance Teacher

  • Kate Fitzpatrick

    June Abelson

  • Phyllis Naidoo

    Sareda

  • Linda Mvusi

    Elsie

  • Carolyn Clayton-Cragg

    Miriam Roth

  • Yvonne Bryceland

    Bertha

  • Mackay Tickey

    Milius

  • Merav Gruer

    Jude Roth

  • Albee Lesotho

    Solomon

  • Clement Muchachi

    Sipho

  • Esma Levend

    Whitworth

  • Toby Salaman

    Gerald Abelson

  • Theresa Memela

    Peggy

  • Stephen Williams

    Arresting Officer

  • Jo-Anne Huckle

    Debbie

  • Margaret Hogan

    History Teacher

  • Nomaziko Zondo

    Thandle

  • Andrew Proctor

    Arresting Officer

  • Andrew Whaley

    Interrogating Officer

  • Cont Mhlanga

    Mtutureli Niekwu

  • Jude Akuwudike

    Priest

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