Product Details

• Actors: Sarah Boberg, Anders W. Berthelsen, Sarah Juel Werner, Jens Jorgen Spottag, Rosalinde Mynster
• Directors: Niels Arden Oplev
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: Danish
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: MPI HOME VIDEO
• DVD Release Date: January 26, 2010
• Run Time: 114 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002TZS5GK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,325 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Rosalinde Mynster stars as Sara, an intelligent and devout 17-year-old Jehovah s Witness who passionately pursues her religion s teachings. But when she falls in love with older boy and non-believer Teis (Pilou Asbæk), Sara is forced to choose between the desire she feels and the faith that forbids it. In a family torn apart by sin and salvation, can a teenage girl discover the courage to change her life forever? And in a world that rarely understands her insular creed, is love the most mysterious power of all? Jens Jørn Spottag and Sarah Boberg co-star in this poignant coming-of-age drama from award-winning filmmaker Niels Arden Oplev, director of the international sensation Drømmen/We Shall Overcome.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good movie.., March 5, 2010

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Caidensmom - See all my reviews

This review is from: Worlds Apart (DVD)

Actually I just caught this movie on cable. I grew up JW and knew exactly what this young woman was going through. I cried the whole movie! It's sad that cults like this can tear families apart in the name of God. It's a great movie and I highly recommend it to anyone who grew up,left or is thinking about joining the JW'S.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A story that needs to be told, March 14, 2010

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FLUTTERFLY (Upstate New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Worlds Apart (DVD)

This movie is very fair, well-done, and extemely accurate. As a former Jehovah's Witness, I can say that one of the greatest pain a Witness can face is the choice to leave. To leave this religion doesn't mean that you are leaving that faith only. It means that you lose those people who stay in the faith who are so dear to you, whether it being your mother, father, or other beloved family members and friends. Witnesses potray ones who leave to religion as very selfish. This movie is very true in showing the pain and sorrow of leaving from the other persons perspective. It does not bash the Witnesses (I was purposely looking to inaccuracies to which I really didn't find any). This is a story that needs to be told because the main character, Sara, is one of thousands who have experience this heartache, a pain that never goes away. The usual response from an active Witness would be "that one who leaves knows the consequenses". There is nothing that could ever prepare a person or having them comprehend the enormity of losing the ones that they love so much. The ones that will appreciate this story the most will be the ones who have left as they will no doubt be able to relate to atleast an extent of it. It will help non-Witnesses see what happens when one leave the organization and give them insight as to what they believe.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars walk away alone - jehovah's witnesses, November 20, 2009

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D. Medina "dsm2009" (new texas, usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Worlds Apart (DVD)

the movie "worlds apart" played on a cable channel last night and i just happened to catch it just as it began. without mentioning too many details, by the time the movie was finished i felt as if i had been inside the life of an "on the verge of womanhood," teenager confronted with a choice of standing by her family's strict religious upbringing or choosing to leave the faith and family for a carnal relationship out in the wider world. the acting was good, very natural, and i didn't have the sense of watching people act. the lead player was the warmhearted eldest daughter and family caretaker but, interestingly, she had her own very strong personality and some personal ideals she silently clung to throughout this movie. i really enjoyed watching this drama play out and was bit surprised and pleased at this young actors soulful integrity within what seems a highly realistic movie. the subtitles were a little bit fast as i recall now but as with most movies one finds compelling watching, the moment by moment contextual meaning see's you through what you may miss in line reading. a fine movie.