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6.4A 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?
Released: 1988-06-17113 minDir: Chris MengesDrama
Cast
- Barbara Hershey as Diana Roth
- David Suchet as Muller
- Jeroen Krabbé as Gus Roth
- Paul Freeman as Kruger
- Tim Roth as Harold
- Jodhi May as Molly Roth
Themes
- south africa
- apartheid
- johannesburg, south africa
- exile
- communist party
- 1960s
- mother daughter relationship
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
1,879 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 1 BAFTA Award7 wins & 12 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Chris Menges
- Screenwriter
- Shawn Slovo
- Cast member
- Tim Roth
- Composer
- Hans Zimmer
- Producer
- Sarah Radclyffe
- Cinematographer
- Peter Biziou
- Narrative location
- South Africa
- Filming location
- Zimbabwe
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 874413
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1988-10-13
- title
- A World Apart
- review score
- 91%
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