The Road to Mecca
An elderly woman and her assistant Malgas create sculptures in her remote backyard, rejecting apartheid's constraints. Her desert property becomes an artistic sanctuary. Based on true events. An elder…
The Road to Mecca
An elderly woman and her assistant Malgas create sculptures in her remote backyard, rejecting apartheid's constraints. Her desert property becomes an artistic sanctuary. Based on true events. An elderly lady, living in (literally) the middle of nowhere, and fed up with small minded apartheid ideology, starts escaping into her own world of sculpting in her back yard and along with her (coloured) assistant Malgas, creates a world of wonder in the desert. Based on a true story by playwright Athol Fugard with great performances all round. —CultGuy1
The Road to Mecca
Drama
Film Details
An elderly woman and her assistant Malgas create sculptures in her remote backyard, rejecting apartheid's constraints. Her desert property becomes an artistic sanctuary. Based on true events.
An elderly lady, living in (literally) the middle of nowhere, and fed up with small minded apartheid ideology, starts escaping into her own world of sculpting in her back yard and along with her (coloured) assistant Malgas, creates a world of wonder in the desert. Based on a true story by playwright Athol Fugard with great performances all round. —CultGuy1.