A World Apart (1988)
A World Apart (1988)
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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Cast

Barbara Hershey Barbara Hershey As: Diana Roth
David Suchet David Suchet As: Muller
Jeroen Krabbé Jeroen Krabbé As: Gus Roth
Paul Freeman Paul Freeman As: Kruger
Tim Roth Tim Roth As: Harold
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Storyline

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?


Tagline: South Africa, 1963. A mother's love. A family's courage.
Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 17 June 1988

Country: GB, ZW

Runtime: 113m

Company Credits

Company: Atlantic Entertainment Group, British Screen Productions, Hippo Entertainment Group, Working Title Films, World Apart, Film4 Productions

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Cast

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

Tim Bevan

Tim Bevan

Executive Producer

Sarah Radclyffe

Sarah Radclyffe

Producer

Susie Figgis

Susie Figgis

Casting

Graham Bradstreet

Graham Bradstreet

Executive Producer

Caroline Hewitt

Caroline Hewitt

Production Manager

Shawn Slovo

Shawn Slovo

Associate Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Maureen Stephenson

Maureen Stephenson

Makeup Artist

Peter Owen

Peter Owen

Wigmaker

Nic Ede

Nic Ede

Costume Design

Elaine Carew

Elaine Carew

Makeup Artist

Susan Haines

Susan Haines

Assistant Makeup Artist

Sound

Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer

Original Music Composer

Judy Freeman

Judy Freeman

Sound Recordist

Rex Phillips

Rex Phillips

Boom Operator

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Peter Biziou

Peter Biziou

Director of Photography

David Appleby

David Appleby

Still Photographer

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Brian Morris

Brian Morris

Production Design

Michael Philips

Michael Philips

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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