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Feature film — 1988

A World Apart (1988)

6.41h 53mDrama

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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A high-signal pick with 32 votes.

Atlantic Entertainment Group / British Screen Productions / Working Title

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Director: Chris Menges

On screen

Cast & crew

Barbara Hershey as Diana Roth

Barbara Hershey

Diana Roth

David Suchet as Muller

David Suchet

Muller

Jeroen Krabbé as Gus Roth

Jeroen Krabbé

Gus Roth

Paul Freeman as Kruger

Paul Freeman

Kruger

Tim Roth as Harold

Tim Roth

Harold

Jodhi May as Molly Roth

Jodhi May

Molly Roth

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Nadine Chalmers

Yvonne Abelson

M

Maria Pilar

Spanish Dance Teacher

Kate Fitzpatrick as June Abelson

Kate Fitzpatrick

June Abelson

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Phyllis Naidoo

Sareda

L

Linda Mvusi

Elsie

C

Carolyn Clayton-Cragg

Miriam Roth

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