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

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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Drama
Release Date

Jun 17, 1988

Duration: 1h 53 min

Popularity: 0.6884
29 votes
Directed by

Chris Menges

Casting: Susie Figgis

Productions

Atlantic Entertainment Group (US)British Screen Productions (GB)Hippo Entertainment Group (MX)Working Title Films (GB)World Apart Film4 Productions (GB)

Budget

Revenue: NA

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