The Gods Must Be Crazy

The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)

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Narrator: They live in the vastness of the Kalahari in small family groups. One family of Bushmen might meet up with another once in a few years, but for the most part they live in complete isolation, unaware there are other people in the world. In the deep Kalahari, there are Bushmen who have never seen or heard of civilized man.

Narrator: Their language has an idiosyncrasy of its own. It seems to consist mainly of clicking sounds.

Narrator: They're very gentle people. They'll never punish a child or even speak harshly to it. So of course the kids are extremely well-behaved, and their games are cute and inventive.

Narrator: The rhino is the self appointed fire prevention officer. When he sees a fire, he rushes in and stamps it out.

Mpudi: I'm teaching him how to drive, just for the hell of it. There's nothing else to do around here.

Mpudi: He talks about an evil thing.

Jack Hind: By the way, I am Jack Hind. The Reverend's worried. He got to me on the short-wave, so I offered to look for you and that was very sweet of me.

Narrator: A hundred miles to the north, is the country of Burani. And here trouble is brewing.

Narrator: When the family needs meat, the hunter dips his arrow in a brew that acts as a tranquillizer. When he shoots a buck, it feels a sting and the arrow drops out. The buck runs away, but soon it gets drowsy and it stops running. After a while, it goes to sleep. The hunter apologizes to his prey. He explains that his family needs the meat.

Visible crew/equipment: After getting Xi out of prison they take off in their jeep, and you can see a crew member wearing an orange shirt reflected in the jeep's window. (01:11:10)

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