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

Set in South Africa in 1963, the story concerns an idealistic journalist Diana Roth [Ruth First] 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 involvemen...

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Corporate Authors:	Atlantic Entertainment Group, British Screen, MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Other Authors:	Menges, Chris, 1940-, Hershey, Barbara, 1948-, Suchet, David, Krabbé, Jeroen, 1944-, Roth, Tim, Freeman, Paul
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published:	Santa Monica, Calif. : MGM Home Entertainment, 2005.
Subjects:	South Africa > Politics and government > Drama. Roth, Diana > Political activity > Drama. Imprisonment > South Africa > Drama. Feature films. Films for the hearing impaired. First, Ruth, > 1925-1982 > Drama. Apartheid > South Africa.
Genre:	Drama.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD