Film

The Gods Must Be Crazy 1980

Directed by Jamie Uys

  • Action, Comedy
  • 109 min
  • PG

The critics are raving... the natives are restless... and the laughter is non-stop!

A Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane raises havoc among a normally peaceful tribe of African bushmen who believe it to be a utensil of the gods.

ActionComedyairplaneafricatribebotswanagoddesertsoda bottlekalaharibushmantribalindependent film

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