Movie Info

This powerful examination of apartheid stars Barbara Hershey as South African journalist Diana Roth, a white woman jailed for her political activism. ...(read more...) Diana's fierce commitment to the cause is unfathomable to her 13-year-old daughter (Jodhi May), who feels hurt by and resentful of her mother's intense focus on issues outside the family. Escalating events push mother and daughter into a climactic confrontation in this drama based on true events.

Director: Chris Menges

MPAA: PG

Running Time: 113 min.

Release Date: Jun 17, 1988

Cast: Barbara Hershey, Carolyn Clayton-Cragg, David Suchet, Jeroen Krabb?, Jeroen Krabbé, Jodhi May, Kate Fitzpatrick, Linda Mvusi, Maria Pilar, Nadine Chalmers, Paul Freeman, Phyllis Naidoo, Tim Roth, Yvonne Bryceland