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Sandra Prinsloo | ... | |
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N!xau | ... | |
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Louw Verwey | ... | |
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Michael Thys | ... | |
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Nic De Jager | ... | |
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Fanyana H. Sidumo | ... | |
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Joe Seakatsie | ... | |
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Brian O'Shaughnessy | ... | |
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Ken Gampu | ... | |
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Paddy O'Byrne | ... |
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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. Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>
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It's PRIMITIVE! . . . It's POIGNANT! . . . It's PERTURBING! but it will make you laugh, cheer and shout! See more »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
(South Africa) See more »Also Known As:
Os Deuses Devem Estar Loucos See more »Filming Locations:
South AfricaBox Office
Opening Weekend:
$8,188 (USA) (15 July 1984) (1 Screen)Gross:
$30,031,783 (USA) (1986)Company Credits
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Narrator: It looks like a paradise, but it is in fact the most treacherous desert in the world... the Kalahari. After the short rainy season, there are many waterholes, and even rivers. But after a few weeks, the water sinks away into the deep Kalahari sand, the waterholes dry up...
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(uncredited) [UK release print]
Music by Jack Trombey
De Wolfe Music Ltd See more »
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Sandra Prinsloo had a strong Afrikaans accent in the original soundtrack and her voice was dubbed by an American actress for the US release of the film. See more »Goofs
Crew or equipment visible: When the helicopter blows up, wires that are holding it in the air are visible See more »Quotes
[first lines]Narrator: It looks like a paradise, but it is in fact the most treacherous desert in the world... the Kalahari. After the short rainy season, there are many waterholes, and even rivers. But after a few weeks, the water sinks away into the deep Kalahari sand, the waterholes dry up...
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"Jan's Box of Tricks"(uncredited) [UK release print]
Music by Jack Trombey
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