A World Apart

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

A World Apart — Plot

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
• June 17, 1988
• Runtime
• 113 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Chris Menges

A World Apart — Cast

Barbara Hershey Diana Roth David Suchet Muller Jeroen Krabbé Gus Roth Paul Freeman Kruger Tim Roth Harold Jodhi May Molly Roth

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Nadine Chalmers Yvonne Abelson

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Maria Pilar Spanish Dance Teacher