A World Apart
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A World Apart is a 1988 British drama film set in apartheid-era South Africa, focusing on the relationship between a young girl and her activist mother.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A World Apart canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10282759 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A World Apart Context triple: [Chris Menges, notableWork, A World Apart]
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A.
A World Apart
"A World Apart" is a memoir by Polish writer Gustaw Herling-Grudziński that recounts his harrowing experiences in a Soviet Gulag during World War II.
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B.
Worlds Apart
"Worlds Apart" is a track featured on the Bruce Springsteen album "The Rising," known for its blend of rock and world-music influences.
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C.
A World of Difference
"A World of Difference" is an episode of the classic science-fiction television series The Twilight Zone that explores the blurred line between reality and illusion through the story of a man who discovers his life is actually a television show.
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D.
A World of Strangers
A World of Strangers is a novel by South African writer Nadine Gordimer that explores racial divisions, moral responsibility, and personal awakening under apartheid through the experiences of an English businessman in Johannesburg.
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E.
A World Between
A World Between is a science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that explores political manipulation and media control on a distant, idealistic colony world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A World Apart Target entity description: A World Apart is a 1988 British drama film set in apartheid-era South Africa, focusing on the relationship between a young girl and her activist mother.
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A.
A World Apart
"A World Apart" is a memoir by Polish writer Gustaw Herling-Grudziński that recounts his harrowing experiences in a Soviet Gulag during World War II.
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B.
Worlds Apart
"Worlds Apart" is a track featured on the Bruce Springsteen album "The Rising," known for its blend of rock and world-music influences.
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C.
A World of Difference
"A World of Difference" is an episode of the classic science-fiction television series The Twilight Zone that explores the blurred line between reality and illusion through the story of a man who discovers his life is actually a television show.
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D.
A World of Strangers
A World of Strangers is a novel by South African writer Nadine Gordimer that explores racial divisions, moral responsibility, and personal awakening under apartheid through the experiences of an English businessman in Johannesburg.
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E.
A World Between
A World Between is a science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that explores political manipulation and media control on a distant, idealistic colony world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay
NERFINISHED
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Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | experiences of Ruth First and Shawn Slovo ⓘ |
| characterFocus |
activist mother
ⓘ
young girl ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Chris Menges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Hans Zimmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Chris Menges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Curzon Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Nicholas Gaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
apartheid
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mother–daughter relationship ⓘ political activism ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | apartheid-era South Africa ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
family impact of political activism
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political repression in South Africa ⓘ |
| producer |
Richard Holmes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sarah Radclyffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Working Title Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Shawn Slovo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Shawn Slovo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Barbara Hershey
NERFINISHED
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David Suchet NERFINISHED ⓘ Jodhi May NERFINISHED ⓘ Linda Mvusi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Roth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | anti-apartheid movement ⓘ |
| title | A World Apart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A World Apart Description of subject: A World Apart is a 1988 British drama film set in apartheid-era South Africa, focusing on the relationship between a young girl and her activist mother.
Referenced by (4)
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