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17 June 1988 (USA) moreTagline:
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 synopsisAwards:
Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 6 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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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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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.