The Road to Mecca (1991)
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.
Directors: Peter Goldsmid, Athol Fugard.
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Kathy Bates as Elsa Barlow |
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Yvonne Bryceland as Miss Helen |
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Athol Fugard as Rev. Marius Byleveld |
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Soli Philander as Koos Malgas |
| Writing | Athol Fugard | Writer |
| Camera | André Pienaar | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ronelle Loots | Editor |
| Art | Naoby Noisette | Production Design |
| Directing | Peter Goldsmid | Director |
| Directing | Athol Fugard | Director |
| Writing | Peter Goldsmid | Writer |