A World Apart (1988)

Directed by

Chris Menges

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl in 1960s South Africa struggles with her mother's growing involvement in the anti-apartheid movement. Her family is torn apart by political persecution and personal conflicts.

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What happens

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. The film was a co-production between companies from the UK and Zimbabwe, where it was filmed. It features Hans Zimmer's first non-collaborative film score. The movie was filmed on location in northeastern Zimbabwe. The film received acclaim, winning BAFTA Awards for Best Screenplay for Shawn Slovo and Best Supporting Actor for David Suchet, as well as the Special Grand Prize of the Jury at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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