The Gods Must Be Crazy

Directed by Jamie Uys (he did the second in the five film series too), this film is set in Botswana and South Africa, we follow the story of the Sho tribe, in particular, Xi (bloke). The idea is a delightful one. Shot and set in 1980, Xi and the tribe are having a nice relaxing day doing what folk who have never met anyone from the outside world do, cooking, playing, hunting...that sort of thing. Then, out of the sky, literally, a litter bug pilot drops an empty Coca Cola bottle (the classic style-glass) out the window. It lands in the tribes back yard, doesn't break though, that was lucky eh?...or was it?...ahhhhh.

Turns out that the Sho have no knowledge of material wealth, jealously or violence...until they all realize that they like the Gods' plaything a little too much. They decide to get rid. That means taking it to the end of the Earth and binning it. Xi's the man for the task and the end of the Earth happens to be about fifty miles away...they reckon.

On Xi's journey he discovers both, that the Earth doesn't end so soon and there be white folk out there. It's all a little odd for Xi and hilarity ensues.

Sounds a bit of a nut ball film, it is. It's also heart felt, funny, warm and...educational.

I love it! I haven't seen the other films, but I imagine they end up ruining the quirky premise.

This one is worth watching. Cult is accurate for this film too. If you google the images, you'll even find President Obama has been immortalized on a mock-up version of the dvd cover...honour indeed.