Separating Django models for SOA

First of all, the goal of this exercise is to create a SOA with Django.

I am trying to understand what the implications would be if I decided to separate and insulate models into apps, provide a REST API for accessing those apps and then create other apps which basically use the REST API to obtain data and perform operations on the models (DB).

I have been reading documentation and playing with Django for a while (not too long), but, as far as I can tell, the only important Django features I would be forefeiting are the ability to use generic views and forms. Since I am not really very experienced with Django I'd like to get more insight before I jump into it.

• What other really useful Django features would I lose?


• Is there a way to overcome this without exposing the models to other Apps?