The Road Home

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Thabo Rametsi Hugh Masekela

Cynthia Erivo Miriam 'Mama Africa' Makeba

Johnny Flynn Paul Simon

Guy Pearce Archbishop Trevor Huddleston

John Legend Harry Belafonte