A World Apart

A World Apart

113 mins | Drama | June 17, 1988

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?

A World Apart

113 mins | Drama | June 17, 1988

A World Apart
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?
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Channel Four Films, Atlantic Entertainment Group, Hippo Films, Working Title Films, British Screen Productions, World Apart
Original title A World Apart
Directors Chris Menges
Writers Shawn Slovo

Cast

Barbara Hershey

as Diana Roth

David Suchet

as Muller

Jeroen Krabbé

as Gus Roth

Paul Freeman

as Kruger

Tim Roth

as Harold

Jodhi May

as Molly Roth

Nadine Chalmers

as Yvonne Abelson

Maria Pilar

as Spanish Dance Teacher

Kate Fitzpatrick

as June Abelson

Phyllis Naidoo

as Sareda

Linda Mvusi

as Elsie

Carolyn Clayton-Cragg

as Miriam Roth

Yvonne Bryceland

as Bertha

Mackay Tickey

as Milius

Merav Gruer

as Jude Roth

Albee Lesotho

as Solomon

Clement Muchachi

as Sipho

Esma Levend

as Whitworth

Toby Salaman

as Gerald Abelson

Theresa Memela

as Peggy

Stephen Williams

as Arresting Officer

Jo-Anne Huckle

as Debbie

Margaret Hogan

as History Teacher

Nomaziko Zondo

as Thandle

Andrew Proctor

as Arresting Officer

Andrew Whaley

as Interrogating Officer

Cont Mhlanga

as Mtutureli Niekwu

Jude Akuwudike

as Priest