G!kau N!xau, a San from the Kalahari Desert, was discovered by director Jamie Uys and cast in the lead role in the 1980 movie "The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)". He received only a few hundred dollars for his work in that film, but was astute enough to negotiate for over half a million for his appearance in the sequel, "The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989)". He reportedly suffered from tuberculosis du ... show all
G!kau N!xau, a San from the Kalahari Desert, was discovered by director Jamie Uys and cast in the lead role in the 1980 movie "The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)". He received only a few hundred dollars for his work in that film, but was astute enough to negotiate for over half a million for his appearance in the sequel, "The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989)". He reportedly suffered from tuberculosis during his life, and in early July 2003, Namibian officials based in the remote area of the Kalahari where N!xau lived, confirmed his death, though the exact cause of death was unknown. His age when he died was estimated to be 59, as not even N!xau himself was sure of his birthdate. Demanded to be paid paid 800,000 South African rand in advance before repeating his role in "The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989)". He insisted the money was needed for a cinder-block house with electricity and a water pump for him, his three wives, and their children. hide
Genres:Action | Comedy Countries:Botswana | South Africa Directors:Jamie Uys Actors:Marius Weyers | Sandra Prinsloo | N!xau | Louw Verwey | Michael Thys | Nic De Jager | Fanyana H. Sidumo | Joe Seakatsie | Brian O'Shaughnessy | Vera Blacker | Ken Gampu | Paddy O'Byrne
Misery is brought to a small group of Sho in the Kalahari desert in the form of a cola bottle. In his quest to throw the evil object over the edge of the earth, Xixo encounters Western "civilization," a haphazard doctor and a tyranical despot.A Sho 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. The people start to fight over it, so he decides to return it to the God—where he thinks it came from. Meanwhile, we are introduced to a school teacher assigned to a small village, a despotic revolutionary, and a clumsy biologist. Download:
Genres: Action | Comedy