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[[The Gods Must Be Crazy]] (1980) is a film written by [[Jamie Uys]].
==Synopsis==
A glass Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an aeroplane lands in the Kalahari Desert, where it is discovered by a San community that has never encountered modern manufactured objects. Believing the bottle to be a gift from the gods, the community initially values it, but it soon becomes a source of conflict. Their hunter, [[Nǃxau ǂToma]]'s character Xi, sets out on a journey to return the bottle to the gods, encountering a shy scientist, a schoolteacher, and a group of guerrillas in a series of comic adventures.
==Production credits==
The film was produced and directed by [[Jamie Uys]]. The musical score was composed by [[John Boshoff]] (credited as Johnny Boshoff in some releases).
==Cast==
The principal cast includes [[Nǃxau ǂToma]] as Xi, [[Marius Weyers]] as Andrew Steyn, [[Sandra Prinsloo]] as Kate Thompson, [[Louw Verwey]] as Sam Boga, [[Michael Thys]] as Mpudi, [[Nic de Jager]] as Jack Hind, [[Ken Gampu]] as the President, [[Simon Sabela]], [[Brian O'Shaughnessy]], and [[Paddy O'Byrne]] as the narrator.
==Awards==
Montréal World Film Festival (1983) – Winner, Most Popular Film of the Festival.

Young Artist Awards (1985) – Winner, Special Award for Best Foreign Film.
==Sources==
''The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)''. [[British Film Institute]]. https://www.bfi.org.uk/film/d5460e0a-3f0c-50e1-83fa-7030d8d92cbb/the-gods-must-be-crazy. Date accessed 1 July 2026.

''The Gods Must Be Crazy – Production & Contact Info''. [[IMDbPro]]. https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0080801/. Date accessed 1 July 2026.

''The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980) – Awards''. [[IMDb]]. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080801/awards/. Date accessed 1 July 2026.

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 A glass Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an aeroplane lands in the Kalahari Desert, where it is discovered by a San community that has never encountered modern manufactured objects. Believing the bottle to be a gift from the gods, the community initially values it, but it soon becomes a source of conflict. Their hunter, [[Nǃxau ǂToma]]'s character Xi, sets out on a journey to return the bottle to the gods, encountering a shy scientist, a schoolteacher, and a group of guerrillas in a series of comic adventures.
 ==Production credits==
-The film was produced and directed by [[Jamie Uys]]. The musical score was composed by [[John Boshoff]] (credited as Johnny Boshoff in some releases).
+The film was produced and directed by [[Jamie Uys]]. The musical score was composed by [[John Boshoff]] (credited as [[Johnny Boshoff]] in some releases).
 ==Cast==
 The principal cast includes [[Nǃxau ǂToma]] as Xi, [[Marius Weyers]] as Andrew Steyn, [[Sandra Prinsloo]] as Kate Thompson, [[Louw Verwey]] as Sam Boga, [[Michael Thys]] as Mpudi, [[Nic de Jager]] as Jack Hind, [[Ken Gampu]] as the President, [[Simon Sabela]], [[Brian O'Shaughnessy]], and [[Paddy O'Byrne]] as the narrator.

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