A World Apart

A World Apart

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

1988 en 113 minutes

Rating: 6.339

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?

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Cast

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

Nadine Chalmers

Nadine Chalmers

Yvonne Abelson

Maria Pilar

Maria Pilar

Spanish Dance Teacher

Kate Fitzpatrick

Kate Fitzpatrick

June Abelson

Phyllis Naidoo

Phyllis Naidoo

Sareda

Linda Mvusi

Linda Mvusi

Elsie

Carolyn Clayton-Cragg

Carolyn Clayton-Cragg

Miriam Roth

Yvonne Bryceland

Yvonne Bryceland

Bertha

Mackay Tickey

Mackay Tickey

Milius

Merav Gruer

Merav Gruer

Jude Roth

Albee Lesotho

Albee Lesotho

Solomon

Clement Muchachi

Clement Muchachi

Sipho

Esma Levend

Esma Levend

Whitworth

Toby Salaman

Toby Salaman

Gerald Abelson

Theresa Memela

Theresa Memela

Peggy

Stephen Williams

Stephen Williams

Arresting Officer

Jo-Anne Huckle

Jo-Anne Huckle

Debbie

Margaret Hogan

Margaret Hogan

History Teacher

Nomaziko Zondo

Nomaziko Zondo

Thandle

Andrew Proctor

Andrew Proctor

Arresting Officer

Andrew Whaley

Andrew Whaley

Interrogating Officer

Cont Mhlanga

Cont Mhlanga

Mtutureli Niekwu

Jude Akuwudike

Jude Akuwudike

Priest

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