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A World Apart

A World Apart

# South Africa, 1963. A mother's love. A family's courage.
Drama
📜 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 Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1988-06-17
⌚ Running Time: 113 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.2

Beloved Cast

Barbara Hershey original image
Diana Roth
Barbara Hershey
David Suchet original image
Muller
David Suchet
Jeroen Krabbé original image
Gus Roth
Jeroen Krabbé
Paul Freeman original image
Kruger
Paul Freeman
Tim Roth original image
Harold
Tim Roth
Jodhi May original image
Molly Roth
Jodhi May
Nadine Chalmers original image
Yvonne Abelson
Nadine Chalmers
Maria Pilar original image
Spanish Dance Teacher
Maria Pilar
Kate Fitzpatrick original image
June Abelson
Kate Fitzpatrick
Phyllis Naidoo original image
Sareda
Phyllis Naidoo
Linda Mvusi original image
Elsie
Linda Mvusi
Carolyn Clayton-Cragg original image
Miriam Roth
Carolyn Clayton-Cragg
Yvonne Bryceland original image
Bertha
Yvonne Bryceland
Mackay Tickey original image
Milius
Mackay Tickey
Merav Gruer original image
Jude Roth
Merav Gruer
Albee Lesotho original image
Solomon
Albee Lesotho
Clement Muchachi original image
Sipho
Clement Muchachi
Esma Levend original image
Whitworth
Esma Levend
Toby Salaman original image
Gerald Abelson
Toby Salaman
Theresa Memela original image
Peggy
Theresa Memela
Stephen Williams original image
Arresting Officer
Stephen Williams
Jo-Anne Huckle original image
Debbie
Jo-Anne Huckle
Margaret Hogan original image
History Teacher
Margaret Hogan
Nomaziko Zondo original image
Thandle
Nomaziko Zondo
Andrew Proctor original image
Arresting Officer
Andrew Proctor
Andrew Whaley original image
Interrogating Officer
Andrew Whaley
Cont Mhlanga original image
Mtutureli Niekwu
Cont Mhlanga
Jude Akuwudike original image
Priest
Jude Akuwudike

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