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The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)

Director: Jamie Uys

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From Time Out Film Guide

Savour the profound imperialist symbolism of a Coke bottle dropping out of the sky like an apple of discord into a Botswana bush tribe of beatific innocents; delight in gags of such stunning originality as banana-skin pratfalls and speeded-up car chase scenes; gladden in positive, new images of the developing countries (bumbling black bureaucrats; evil but incompetent terrorists, of course routed mainly by the white 'stars'; and the simple, primitive tribe, with a plummy, patronising voice-over constantly reminding us how quaint and comical they are). Offensively racist and too gormless even for the kids at whom it is evidently aimed: Third World cinema of a quite...uncommon kind.

Author: SJo 0000-00-00 00:00:00

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Cast & crew

Director: Jamie Uys

Producer: Jamie Uys

Cast: N!Xau, Marius Weyers, Sandra Prinsloo, Nic de Jager, Louw Verwey, Michael Thys full cast

Genre(s): Action/Adventure

Duration: 109 mins


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