A World Apart

A World Apart

1988 · 113 min · EN · PG · 6.5 (25 votes)
Dir. Chris Menges · Starring Barbara Hershey, David Suchet, Jeroen Krabbé, Paul Freeman, Tim Roth, Jodhi May · Music Hans Zimmer

South Africa, 1963. A mother's love. A family's courage.

Drama

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?

VIBE

A poignant and tense drama set against the backdrop of apartheid. It captures the fragility of relationships and the quiet resilience of a young girl navigating a world of political turmoil and personal loss.

sombertenseresilientintrospectivesteadyperiod dramasocial commentaryrealisticoppressionchildhood innocencepolitical awakeningfamily bonds
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