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Set in Southern Africa, the film stars Namibian San farmer Nǃxau ǂToma as Xi, a hunter-gatherer of the Kalahari Desert whose tribe discovers a glass Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an aeroplane, and believe it to be a gift from their gods.
The Gods Must Be Crazy: Directed by Jamie Uys. With Marius Weyers, Sandra Prinsloo, N!xau, Louw Verwey. A comic allegory about a traveling Bushman who encounters modern civilization and its stranger aspects, including a clumsy scientist and a band of revolutionaries.
Jan 20, 2022 · These film are hard to find. The quality of the film are great. Very clear and clean. Thank you so much. I saw this film when it first came out and along the way, I somehow completely forgot about it. It's a great film!
With the villagers fighting over the strange foreign object, tribal leader Xi (N!xau) decides to take the bottle back to the gods to restore peace.
The Gods Must Be Crazy is a series of films starring the Namibian San farmer and actor Nǃxau ǂToma. It was created by South African film director Jamie Uys, and the series had an installment of five films starting from 1980 to 1994. The first film released in 1980, written and directed by Jamie Uys.
A soda bottle dropped from an airplane raises havoc among a normally peaceful tribe of African bushmen who believe it to be a utensil of the gods. An African Bushman named Xixo dwells deep in the Kalahari Desert with his small tribe.
A Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane raises havoc among a normally peaceful tribe of African bushmen who believe it to be a utensil of the gods.
“The Gods Must Be Crazy” is a South African movie that arrived in Europe with little fanfare in 1982, broke box-office records in Japan and South America and all over Europe, and even became a cult hit here in North America, where there has not been much of a demand for comedies from South Africa.
A comic allegory about a traveling Bushman who encounters modern civilization and its stranger aspects, including a clumsy scientist and a band of revolutionaries. A Bushman in the Kalahari desert encounters technology for the first time--in the shape of a Coke bottle. He takes it back to his people, and they use it for many tasks.
An international sensation, The Gods Must Be Crazy is one of the most original and thought-provoking comedies ever. Starring a real-life Bushman N!xau, it's a movie that...
