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A World Apart is an Anti-Apartheid drama, written by Shawn Slovo and directed by Chris Menges, produced in 1988.

Plot summary

Set in 1963, the blithe childhood ended abruptly for 13-year-old Molly when her father, a communist and anti-apartheid-activist, had to go into exile and her mother had to continue her fight against the Apartheid regime without her husband. Due to the attempts at intimidation of the military police and the imprisonment of Molly's mother the relationship of mother and daughter facing a severe test.

Trivia

This movie based on the biography of Shawn Slovo's parents Ruth First and Joe Slovo.

Awards and nominations

1989: Winner - BAFTA Best Screenplay Shawn Slowo
1989: Nominee - BAFTA Best Supporting Actor David Suchet
1988: Winner - Cannes Film Festival Best Actress (tie): Jodhi May
, Barbara Hershey
, and Linda Mvusi
1988: Nominee - Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm
1988: Winner - Cannes Film Festival Grand Prize of the Jury: Chris Menges
1988: Winner - Cannes Film Festival Price of the Ecomical Jury: Chris Menges
1988: Winner - Evening Standard British Film Award Jodhi May - Most Promising Newcomer
1989: Nominee - Independent Spirit Award Best Foreign Film
1988: Winner - New York Film Critics Circle Awards Chris Menges - Best Director

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