UK / Zimbabwe,
1988, 113 min
Directed by:
Chris MengesScreenplay:
Shawn SlovoCinematography:
Peter BiziouComposer:
Hans ZimmerCast:
Jodhi May, Jeroen Krabbé, Barbara Hershey, Tim Roth, Linda Mvusi, Paul Freeman, Adrian Dunbar, Jude Akuwudike, David Suchet, Rosalie Crutchley (more)Plots(1)
A White enclave in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the 1960s. Molly Roth, 13 years old, is the daughter of leftist parents, and she must piece together what's happening around her when her father disappears one night, barely evading arrest, and, not long after, her mother is detained by the authorities. (Kino Lorber)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1989 - Chris Menges (Best International Film)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1989 - Shawn Slovo (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1989 - David Suchet (Best Supporting Actor)
Guldbagge Awards
- 1989 - Chris Menges (Best Foreign Film)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1988 - Chris Menges (Best Director)
- 1988 - Best Film
- 1988 - Jodhi May (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1988 - Shawn Slovo (Best Screenplay)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1988 - Barbara Hershey, Jodhi May, Linda Mvusi (Best Actress)
- 1988 - Chris Menges (Grand Prix Spécial du Jury (1967-1988))
- 1988 - Chris Menges (Prize of the Ecumenical Jury)
- 1988 - Chris Menges (Golden Palm - Official Competition)
Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
- 1988 - Chris Menges (The Norwegian Critics Award - Honorable Mention)