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A World Apart

Play trailer Poster for A World Apart PG,  1988,  1h 53m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 90% 10 Reviews Tomatometer 81% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
90% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 81% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Molly (Jodhi May), a white teenage girl living in Johannesburg during the 1960s, finds her life turned upside down when her leftist parents become targets of the pro-apartheid South African government. Molly's father, Gus (Jeroen Krabbé), is forced into exile, but her mother, Diana (Barbara Hershey), continues her activism. As her family's reputation leaves her shunned by fellow Caucasian peers, Molly grows closer to her mother and begins to understand the anti-apartheid cause.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
4/4
It is strong, angry and troubling. Go to Full Review
Pam Mitchell Sojourner Sep 3, 2019
Has anyone ever captured that delicate tightrope walk between child and adult as poignantly and delicately as Jodhi May does in her characterization of Molly in this film? Go to Full Review
Kathi Maio Sojourner Aug 30, 2019
Admirable politics, presented in a complex and sensitive manner, is certainly reason enough to recommend A World Apart. But much of the power of this film lies in the fact that it is visually stunning. Go to Full Review
Hilary Mantel The Spectator Aug 10, 2018
It is an honest and intelligent piece of work, and its thrust is humane, not doctrinaire. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Turner Classic Movies Online Dec 6, 2009
... there is a strong social consciousness and political content, but [Chris] Menges also brings a subdued dramatic atmosphere and rich visual sensibility to the film... Go to Full Review
Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com May 7, 2007
2/5
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Cast & Crew

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Chris Menges

Director

Barbara Hershey

Diana Roth

Jodhi May

Molly Roth

David Suchet

Muller

Jeroen Krabbé

Gus Roth

Paul Freeman

Kruger

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Movie Info

Synopsis Molly (Jodhi May), a white teenage girl living in Johannesburg during the 1960s, finds her life turned upside down when her leftist parents become targets of the pro-apartheid South African government. Molly's father, Gus (Jeroen Krabbé), is forced into exile, but her mother, Diana (Barbara Hershey), continues her activism. As her family's reputation leaves her shunned by fellow Caucasian peers, Molly grows closer to her mother and begins to understand the anti-apartheid cause.
Director
Chris Menges
Producer
Sarah Radclyffe
Screenwriter
Shawn Slovo
Production Co
Working Title Films
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 23, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA)
$557.2K
Runtime
1h 53m
Sound Mix
Surround
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