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STUDIOCANAL and Flora Films to produce "The Road Home" in Cape Town
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STUDIOCANAL, in partnership with Flora Films, announced the production of the feature film "The Road Home," which will begin principal photography in Cape Town in June. The film, with a budget of approximately ZAR 300 million, will employ over 300 local film crew and up to 3,500 extras. "The Road Home" tells a South African story set against the backdrop of Paul Simon’s 1986 album Graceland. It depicts trumpeter Hugh Masekela, played by Rametsi, caught between worlds as the Anti-Apartheid Movement, led by Archbishop Trevor Huddleston Pearce, boycotts Paul Simon over his Graceland album, accusing him of violating the United Nation’s Cultural Boycott.
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