The Road to Mecca

Name: The Road to Mecca
Director: Peter Goldsmid
Released: 1991-03-10
Cast: Kathy Bates, Yvonne Bryceland, Athol Fugard, Soli Philander

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1991 · TMDB 5.5/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Peter Goldsmid

Cast

Kathy Bates — Elsa Barlow
Yvonne Bryceland — Miss Helen
Athol Fugard — Rev. Marius Byleveld
Soli Philander — Koos Malgas