The Gods Must Be Crazy is a 1980 comedy film written, produced, edited
and directed by Jamie Uys. An international co-production of South
Africa and Botswana, it is the first film in The Gods Must Be Crazy
series.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 bottle dropped from an airplane, and believe
it to be a gift from their gods. When Xi sets out to return the bottle
to the gods, his journey becomes intertwined with that of a biologist
(played by Marius Weyers), a newly hired village school teacher
(Sandra Prinsloo), and a band of guerrilla terrorists.The Gods Must Be
Crazy was released by Ster-Kinekor in South Africa, where it broke
box-office records, becoming the most financially successful release
in the history of South Africa's film industry. The film was a
commercial and critical success in other countries, including the
United States, where it was distributed by 20th Century Fox, with the
film's original Afrikaans dialogue being dubbed in English. Despite
its success, the film attracted criticism for its depiction of race
and perceived ignorance of discrimination and apartheid in South
Africa.
and directed by Jamie Uys. An international co-production of South
Africa and Botswana, it is the first film in The Gods Must Be Crazy
series.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 bottle dropped from an airplane, and believe
it to be a gift from their gods. When Xi sets out to return the bottle
to the gods, his journey becomes intertwined with that of a biologist
(played by Marius Weyers), a newly hired village school teacher
(Sandra Prinsloo), and a band of guerrilla terrorists.The Gods Must Be
Crazy was released by Ster-Kinekor in South Africa, where it broke
box-office records, becoming the most financially successful release
in the history of South Africa's film industry. The film was a
commercial and critical success in other countries, including the
United States, where it was distributed by 20th Century Fox, with the
film's original Afrikaans dialogue being dubbed in English. Despite
its success, the film attracted criticism for its depiction of race
and perceived ignorance of discrimination and apartheid in South
Africa.
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