A World Apart (1988)

Directors

Chris Menges

Cast

Jodhi May, Jeroen Krabbé, Barbara Hershey, Linda Mvusi, Nadine Chalmers

The story

Set in Johannesburg in 1963, the film examines the abrupt ending of 13-year-old Molly's blithe childhood when her father, a member of the South African Communist Party, flees into exile. Ostracised by her peers, Molly draws closer to her mother who is part of the campaign against apartheid. Their relationship is challenged by hardship, political intimidation, and the mother's eventual arrest.

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