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Dominican Rep. Full awards and nominations of A World Apart
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Drama
Apartheid threatens to tear her from her 13-year-old daughter when the first white woman - a journalist - is arrested and put in solitary in 1963 for defying the South African government.
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BAFTA 1989: British Academy Film Awards (Movies from 1988)
- nom. Best Supporting Actor (David Suchet)
- winner Best Original Screenplay (Shawn Slovo)
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Cannes Film Festival 1989
- nom. Golden Palm: Best Picture
- winner Grand Prix
- winner Award for Best Actress (Barbara Hershey, Jodhi May, Linda Mvusi)
- winner Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
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4 Independent Spirit Awards
- nom. Best Foreign Film
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New York Film Critics Circle - Year 1988 - http://nyfcc.com
- nom. Best Picture
- winner Best Director (Chris Menges)
- nom. Best Supporting Actress (Jodhi May)
- nom. Best Screenplay (Shawn Slovo)
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NSFC - National Society of Film Critics 1988
- nom. Best Picture
- nom. Best Director (Chris Menges)
- nom. Best Actress (Barbara Hershey)
- nom. Best Screenplay (Shawn Slovo)
- Guldbagge Awards 1990 (Sweden) - Swedish Film Institute
