The Road Home

Exiled from his native South Africa, South African jazz legend Hugh Masekela is pulled between two worlds. In the late 1980s, the Anti-Apartheid Movement, led by his mentor and fierce Anti-Apartheid advocate Archbishop Trevor Huddleston, launches a boycott against Hugh’s friend Paul Simon over his township music-inspired album 'Graceland', accusing Simon of violating the United Nations’ Cultural Boycott. Miriam ‘Mama Africa’ Makeba joins forces with Masekela — who sees music as a powerful weapon in the struggle — to create the Graceland band, a supergroup designed to bring South Africa’s voice to the world.

Thabo Rametsi

Hugh Masekela

Cynthia Erivo

Miriam 'Mama Africa' Makeba

Johnny Flynn

Paul Simon

Guy Pearce

Archbishop Trevor Huddleston

John Legend

Harry Belafonte

• Bill CondonDirector
• Michael BronnerScreenplay · Story · Producer
• Zakes MdaStory
• Laura BickfordProducer
• Greg YolenProducer
• Anant SinghProducer
• Fiona DruckenmillerExecutive Producer
• Shana Eddy-GroufExecutive Producer
• Ron HalpernExecutive Producer
• Anna MarshExecutive Producer

Status

In Production

Original language

English

Budget

$25,000,000

Genres

Music, Drama

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