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Overview

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6.9/10   578 votes
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Director:
Chris Menges
Writer:
Shawn Slovo (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
17 June 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
South Africa, 1963. A mother's love. A family's courage.
Plot:
A White enclave in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the 1960s. Molly Roth, 13 years old, is the daughter of leftist parents... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 6 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
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A fine fine film more (9 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Jodhi May ... Molly Roth
Jeroen Krabbé ... Gus Roth

Barbara Hershey ... Diana Roth
Nadine Chalmers ... Yvonne Abelson
Maria Pilar ... Spanish Dance Teacher
Kate Fitzpatrick ... June Abelson

Tim Roth ... Harold
Phyllis Naidoo ... Sareda
Linda Mvusi ... Elsie
Carolyn Clayton-Cragg ... Miriam Roth
Yvonne Bryceland ... Bertha
Mackay Tickey ... Milius
Merav Gruer ... Jude Roth
Albee Lesotho ... Solomon
Clement Muchachi ... Sipho
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Additional Details

Runtime:
UK:112 min | USA:113 min
Country:
UK | Zimbabwe
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Zimbabwe

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
First film of Jude Akuwidike. more

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11 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
A fine fine film, 9 November 2000
Author: sandie-6 from Kansas

This is a very good film with outstanding performances, particularly from Jodhi May and Barbara Hershey. The story of the Slovo-First family is very compelling and deserving of this fine treatment. As someone who has spent time in South Africa, both during and after Apartheid, I can attest to its authenticity.

The film works best, however, as a portrait of a troubled family. It carefully and truthfully depicts the agony of an adolescent girl who knows that her parents are trying to change her world for the better but at the expense of a normal life for her and her siblings. As Gillian Slovo so accurately stated, 'Here we were going off to Girl Guides while our parents were advocating the violent overthrow of our country's government.'

This film makes a powerful and moving, yet personal statement.

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