The Road to Mecca
6.5
An eldery lady, living in (litterally) the middle if nowhere, and fed up with small minded apartheid ideology starts escaping into her own world of sculpting in her own back yard and along with her (coloured) assistant Malgas, creates a world of wonder in the desert. A true story by playwrite Athol Fugard with great performances all round.
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Cast
24 people
Kathy Bates
Elsa Barlow
Known for
Titanic
Misery
Yvonne Bryceland
Miss Helen
Known for
Johnny Handsome
Ronelle Loots
Peter Goldsmid
Frederik Botha
Athol Fugard
Rev. Marius Byleveld
Known for
Gandhi
The Killing Fields
Desireé Markgraaff
André Pienaar
Soli Philander
Koos Malgas
Also in
Devil's Peak
Kaalgat Tussen Die Daisies
Roy Sargeant
Naoby Noisette
Anant Singh
Also in
Baap Baap Hota Hai
Athol Fugard Director · Peter Goldsmid Director André Pienaar Cinematographer
United States release January 12, 1992 · Produced in South Africa
Production
Distant Horizon
Production
South Africa
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Languages
Original language
English
Release dates
South Africa · March 10, 1991
Theatrical
United States · January 12, 1992
Palm Springs International Film Festival
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