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Director: Peter Goldsmid
Cast: Kathy Bates, Yvonne Bryceland, Athol Fugard
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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Director Peter Goldsmid's 1991 drama 'The Road to Mecca' features compelling performances from Kathy Bates and Yvonne Bryceland as it explores themes of artistic expression, repression, and the power of the human spirit in the face of apartheid-era South Africa.
The Road to Mecca is a 1991 South African drama film starring Kathy Bates. It is based on Athol Fugard's play of the same name.
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