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

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)

Trailer

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