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A World Apart(1988)
Status: Released
Date: 1988-06-17
63%
31 Votes
Time: 1h 53m
South Africa, 1963. A mother's love. A family's courage.
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?
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom,
Zimbabwe
ProductionCompanies: 
Atlantic Entertainment Group
British Screen Productions
World Apart
Movie: A World Apart
Top 10 Billed Cast
Barbara Hershey
Diana Roth
David Suchet
Muller
Jeroen Krabbé
Gus Roth
Paul Freeman
Kruger
Tim Roth
Harold
Jodhi May
Molly Roth
Kate Fitzpatrick
June Abelson
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