Mr Bones (2001)
- Original title
- Mr. Bones
- Directed by
- Gray Hofmeyr
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- South Africa
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 44 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A white man raised as a traditional African healer is called to a wealthy family to help their troubled son. He uses his unconventional methods to fix the family's problems while clashing with modern greed.
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What happens
Mr. Bones is a 2001 South African comedy film directed by Gray Hofmeyr. Leon Schuster starred in the title role. He also created the story and co-wrote the screenplay. The film sets Southern African "tradition" in opposition to forces of ambition and greed in contemporary South Africa, and plays on reversals of racial stereotypes for its humour. The film grossed R33 million, making it the highest grossing South African film of all time, until it was beaten by its sequel, Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past (grossing R35 million), itself surpassed by Titanic in South Africa's box-office history. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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