A World Apart
by Chris Menges
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Actor: Barbara Hershey, Jeroen Krabb?, Jodhi May, Maria Pilar, Nadine ChalmersDirector: Chris Menges
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 113 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-08-23
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of A World Apart
Movie Review: Good Intentions Are Not Sufficient
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a riveting movie concerning a family of Communists who unwittingly did incredible damage in South Africa during the early 1960s. It is based loosely on the real life experiences of Joe Slovo and Ruth First and their daughter, Shawn Slovo who wrote the script of "A World Apart." The system of apartheid was evil and most certainly had to be eradicated. Unfortunately, the doctrine of Marxist class warfare and near blind hatred of the oppressors will eventually cause more harm than good. The country is currently threatened with a major crime wave, severe economic troubles, and social disintegration. These people admittedly meant well, but much of their sacrificing was in vain. Aiding an unapologetic terrorist organization like the African National Congress is never worth it in the long run. The performances of Jodhi May and Barbara Hershey are astonishingly effective. Anyone who wants to better understand the tragedy of South Africa cannot ignore this movie.
Summary of A World Apart
Based on a true story this "haunting deeply moving film" (Los Angeles Times) earned the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. With a "strikingly forceful performance" (New York) by Barbara Hershey this potent account of personal and political turmoil brims with "emotion and radiant intelligence" (The New Yorker)!South Africa 1963. Communist Gus Roth (Jeroen Krabbe) is forced to flee Johannesburg to escape arrest leaving his activist wife Diana (Hershey) to continue their crusade against apartheid. But when Diana is wrenched from her three daughters and jailed under the notorious 90-day Detention Act she and her family face the ultimate sacrifice in the fight for freedom.System Requirements:Running Time: 113 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?DRAMA Rating:?PG UPC:?027616927552 Manufacturer No:?1008763Art House & International DVD Video
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