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A World Apart (1988) -- A provocative 360 degree view of this intricate and mysterious world.

Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   562 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)
Kidman flies around 'Bee'
 (From Monsters and Critics. 10 July 2009, 3:38 PM, PDT)

Nicole Kidman Adopts A ‘Little Bee’
 (From MTV Movies Blog. 10 July 2009, 6:00 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Excellent coming of age tale more

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

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Excellent coming of age tale, 3 January 2003
10/10
Author: sydneypatrick from Atlanta, Georgia USA

If this is indicative of things to come, Jodhi May will be one strong actress to reckon with. Barbara Hershey has never been better, but Jodhi May steals the show as her neglected daughter struggling with terms of identity and growth in South Africa pre-Apartheid. This one is truly a gem. I highly recommend seeing it at any opportunity. I have a copy of it I taped off the television years and years ago. I'm hoping one day it is released on DVD.

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