Catalog - The City Library

Format:

Blu-ray Disc, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

A world apart / Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; British Screen and Atlantic Entertainment Group present a Working Title production ; director, Chris Menges ; producer, Sarah Radclyffe ; writer, Shawn Slovo.

Publisher, Date:

[New York, NY] : Kino Lorber, Inc., 2023.

Description:

1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

video file Blu-ray

Summary:

Set in South Africa in 1963, the story concerns an idealistic journalist Diana Roth who defies the government and becomes the first woman arrested under the 90-day Detention Act-- both a story of government abuse and a look at one mother's neglect of her family because of her involvement with a larger cause. Based on a true story.

Target Audience Note:

Rated PG.

Subjects:

Roth, Diana -- Political activity -- Drama.

Imprisonment -- South Africa -- Drama.

South Africa -- Politics and government -- Drama.

Other Author:

Menges, Chris, 1940- director.

Slovo, Shawn, screenwriter.

Hershey, Barbara, 1948- actor.

Suchet, David, actor.

Krabbé, Jeroen, 1944- actor.

Crutchley, Rosalie, 1921-1997, actor.

Roth, Tim, actor.

Freeman, Paul, 1943- actor.

May, Jodhi, 1975- actor.

Biziou, Peter, cinematographer.

Zimmer, Hans, composer.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, presenter.

Working Title Films, production company.

Kino Lorber, Inc., publisher.

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1988.

Special features: audio commentary with screenwriter Shawn Slovo, moderated by historian/filmmaker Daniel Kremer; interview with actor Jeroen Krabbé; theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Peter Biziou ; editor, Nicolas Gaster ; music, Hans Zimmer.

Barbara Hershey, David Suchet, Jeroen Krabbe, Yvonne Bryceland, Rosalie Crutchley, Paul Freeman, Albee Lesotho, Linda Mvusi, Tim Roth and Jodhi May.

Blu-ray ; widescreen (1.85:1); region A; DTS; requires Blu-ray player to view.

Publisher Number:

K26168

Other Number:

1371520849

System Availability:

2

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

2

Control Number:

1014127

# Local items in:

2

# System items in:

2

Call Number:

BLU MOVIE World ap