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A World Apart is a 1988 anti-apartheid drama film directed by Chris Menges, and starring Barbara Hershey, David Suchet, Jeroen Krabbé, Paul Freeman, Tim Roth and Jodhi May. Written by Shawn Slovo, it is based on the lives of Slovo's parents, Ruth First and Joe Slovo.
Jun 17, 1988 · A World Apart: Directed by Chris Menges. With Jodhi May, Jeroen Krabbé, Barbara Hershey, Nadine Chalmers. 1963. Thirteen year old Molly Roth, the eldest of three offspring of Gus and Diana Roth, lives a carefree life as part of the affluent white minority in South Africa.
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- Drama
- Chris Menges
- 1988-06-17
A World Apart is a 1988 film based on the childhood memories of Shawn Slovo, a daughter of South African activists. It depicts the impact of apartheid on a white family and their maid, and the dilemmas of a mother who is imprisoned for her political views.
Muller. Jeroen Krabbé. Gus Roth. Paul Freeman. Kruger. Watchlist. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. Molly (Jodhi May), a white teenage girl living in Johannesburg during the 1960s,...
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- Chris Menges
- PG
- Barbara Hershey
A co-production between Britain and Zimbabwe and filmed entirely on location in the Republic of Zimbabwe, A World Apart (1988) is the story of real life anti-Apartheid protester Ruth First (renamed Diana Roth for the film) as told by her daughter, screenwriter Shawn Slovo. While the events focus on her mother's political activities and her time ...
- Chris Menges
- Barbara Hershey
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- 108 min
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.
