The Road to Mecca

1991· 105 min★ 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.

Cast: Kathy Bates, Yvonne Bryceland, Athol Fugard

Director: Peter Goldsmid, Athol Fugard