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“A World Apart” is both political and personal – a view of a revolutionary as the middle-class mother of a normal 13-year-old girl. The girl’s name is Molly ( Jodhi May ), and the film opens with episodes from her typical childhood in an affluent white South African community.
- The Mission
That film was fired by a pure, burning anger against a great...
- The Mission
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 ...
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- Chris Menges
- PG
- Barbara Hershey
This movie is set in the 1960's - a time when apartheid was still enforced ruthlessly, and "A World Apart" gives us the story of a white but anti-apartheid family struggling against the regime. The story is shown largely through the eyes of Molly Roth (played by Jodhi May) - a 13 year old girl.
A World Apart is a 1988 anti-apartheid drama film directed by Chris Menges, and starring Barbara Hershey, David Suchet, Jeroen Krabbé, Paul Freeman, Tim Roth and Jodhi May. Written by Shawn Slovo, it is based on the lives of Slovo's parents, Ruth First and Joe Slovo.
Sep 10, 2012 · What lifts cinematographer Menges' directorial debut above the worthiness of most anti-apartheid movies is the child's viewpoint.
A World Apart is a 1988 film based on the life of Ruth First, the South African anti-apartheid activist and scholar who was one of 156 Congress Alliance members found guilty in the treason trials of the late 1950s and early 60s.
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Directed by Chris Menges. Set in South Africa in 1963, a piercing examination of a family whose ruling passion is social justice. Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat. A World Apart is based on the true story of a white South African journalist and anti-apartheid crusader.
