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The Road to Mecca (1991)

The Road to Mecca poster
Directed by
Athol Fugard
Genre
drama film
Country
South Africa
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An elderly woman in a small South African town creates strange sculptures in her yard. Her friend worries about her well-being while another friend urges her to embrace her art.

slow-burncontemplativemelancholicintimateemotionally intensesubduedthought-provokingcharacter-driven

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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