The Gods Must Be Crazy

A ŋmemɛ bolee la

film

Title	The Gods Must Be Crazy
Part of the series	The Gods Must Be Crazy
Main subject	San people
Followed by	The Gods Must Be Crazy II
Genre	comedy film, road movie, adventure film, action film
Publication date	1980, 9 Gyoonoɔre 1982, 10 Sentɔmbare 1980, 26 Ɔɔtoorebare 1984, 4 Ɔɔtoorebare 1985
Country of origin	South Africa, Botswana
Original language of film or TV show	Bɔrefɔ, Afrikaans, Juǀʼhoansi
Director	Jamie Uys
Screenwriter	Jamie Uys
Cast member	Nǃxau, Sandra Prinsloo, Marius Weyers
Film editor	Jamie Uys
Composer	Johnny Boshoff
Narrator	Paddy O'Byrne
Producer	Jamie Uys, Boet Troskie
Production company	20th Century Studios, Mimosa Films
Distributed by	Ster-Kinekor, Netflix, 20th Century Studios
Narrative location	South Africa, Botswana, Kalahari Desert
Filming location	South Africa
Waaloŋ	color
Review score	7.4/10, 86%, 73/100
Collection	Museum of Modern Art
Distribution format	video on demand
CNC film rating (France)	no age restriction
Filmiroda rating	Category II
FSK film rating	FSK 12
Kijkwijzer rating	12
MPA film rating	PG
Set in environment	desert

The God Must Be Crazy, e la 1980 yuomo sinii kaŋa Jamie Uys naŋ sɛge, a wuli sobie na sinii naŋ tu kyɛ maale, a naŋ poɔ a maaloo poɔ, a naŋ poɔ a maale emmo. A sinii ŋa la a tendaazaa sinii danweɛŋ soba a Botswana ane South Afrika sinii maalemaaleba naŋ laŋ taa a maale a The Gods Must Be Crazy . A sinii ŋa da maale la a South Afrika poɔ, a deɛdeɛŋkare mine a sinii poɔ la  South West African San farmer Nǃxau ǂToma ona la e  Xi, a hunter-gatherer of the Kalahari Desert  a bale la wane dãã kɔlebaa coca-cola poɔ dãã, a kɔlebaa ŋa da yi la alopelee poɔ le, ba sagedeebo la ka ŋmemɛ la bare kyɔɔtaa ko ba. A saŋa Xi naŋ wa nare ka o leɛ taa a kɔlebaa gaa ne te ko a saaŋkomine la, ka o sori gaabo na taa gbɛŋmɛ, a yi o a saaŋkompare poɔ,( Marius Weyers), a karema paala na ba naŋ de yi ne a koraa na poɔ (Sandra Prinsloo ) ane ŋmaadasaala.

The Gods Must Be Crazy sinii ŋa da yi la gbaŋgbale poɔ a Kpankyaa kyuu beri pie saŋa a 1980 yuoni poɔ, Ster-Kinekor la da yi ne a sinii ŋa, a sinii ŋa yuori da I yaga a kpɛ tatenne gyamaa poɔ a de yuori soŋ. Peɛro wuli ka a sinii ŋa nyɛ la libie gyamaa  a yi South Afrikan sinii iribe naŋ da ba nyɛ. A sinii ŋa nyɛ la libie gyamaa a yi paaloŋ gyamaa poɔ,kyɛ a sinii ŋa nyɛ la wagere yaga sɛre ka o wa toɔ kpɛ United State paaloŋ poɔ, a be la ka ba da naane wa iri o ka yi gbaŋgbale poɔ a 1984 yuoni poɔ a 20^th Century Fox, kyɛ ka ao paaloŋ ziyiraa la a Afrikan paaloŋ aneazaa ka bɔrefɔ kɔkɔre la ka ba de maale ne a sinii. Aneazaa ka a sinii ŋa nyɛ la arezie, a sinii da tage la noba naŋ taa babmmo a yi wɛletaa a South Afrika palloŋ poɔ.

A 1989 yuoni na poɔ, a  sequel The Gods Must Be Crazy II sini ayi soba da yi la a tu o puori. A sequel ata zaa da yi a da ba e boma banaŋ sage ko ba kyɛ ka ba yi ne o, a sini ŋa da maale a Hong Kng poɔ, a be la ka N!xau deɛne.

Lɛ a deɛne a deɛne naŋ deɛne tutaa

Xi ane San bale kpeɛrɛ la ne laafeɛloŋ, Kalahari Desert poɔ, a zie ŋa da be la toɔre ne a industrial civilisation. Daare kaŋa la, ka Coca-Cola kɔlebaa kaŋa la ka a alopelee  mɔnɔ kaŋa a da de lɔɔ ka o sigi wa le teŋɛ kyɛ ka o ba ŋmare. Xi noba da de la a kɔlebaa ŋa ka o kyɔɔtaa kaŋa ba ŋmemɛ naŋ de ko ba, aŋa lɛ banaŋ ko ba teere ane dɔnne, ka a taa tontone gyamaa naŋ daŋ koŋ baŋ sɔre baare. A saŋa na, kɔlebaa yenaa yoŋ la da bebe, azuiŋ a bale na yideme zaa da sooro la o tontonnaa, ba danaŋ be la a sooro poɔ kyɛ ka zɔɔre gba ta iri o yɛlɛ, a paaloŋ ŋa da e zie naŋ taa emmaaroŋ. A Xi da polle la noɔre eŋ o meŋa ka o na yɔ la a tendaazaa a baŋ a kɔlbaa ŋa tontonaa.

A wagere na zaa poɔ la ka Andrew Steyn, naŋ e neɛ naŋ zanna dɔnne faare nyɔvore yɛlɛ a Bostwana poɔ e la neɛ ba naŋ da ko o toma ka o te bɔ koraa Kate Thompson wane, a minister la da ko o a tonnoɔre ŋa. Pɔge kaŋa naŋ yi Johannesburg a South Africa paaloŋ poɔ la bare o peɛroo ane dawori ŋmɛ toma kyɛ te leɛ koraa poɔ Karema a Botswana poɔ. Andrew e la karema naŋ taa yɛŋ ane kpimaroo, a Kate paaloŋ poɔ. O sori tuubu da e la kpeɛŋaa ane o Land Rover lɔre kaŋa, a lɔre da biriki ka pãã fere ka o vare yi kyɛ bare a lɔre, kyɛ zo te bɔ kuuri a na wa teɛ ne a lɔre ka o are. A lɔre da kyaare la baa kaŋa naŋ sigi ba peɛle ka a fere ka ba zaa yi a zisoɔre na a kyɛŋ,  ka a lɛ pãã vɛŋ ka a Kate paaloŋ noba a nyɛ vuo a na toɔ fer ba. A Andrew naŋ sɛ o kurilee la, ka dobadaa kaŋ a vare yi a ŋmaa o. a be ka o vare kpɛ moɔ a leɛ zoro, ka o leɛ willi le. Kyɛ neɛzaa da ba nyɛ o. Kate teɛre ka Andrew eŋ la a vuu ka dabeɛŋ kpɛ o.

A puoriŋ la ka Xi wa be nempɔgre, Andrew da yɔɔ sane zaa kyɛ de o gaa ne. O da ba taa libiri tontonnaa, Xi da ba sage. A M’pudi kanne ne la Andrew naŋ wa Kate o zie a manne bone o naŋ boɔrɔ ane yɛlɛ anaŋ naŋ dɔɔnɔ o teɛroŋ ane pɔgeba banaŋ naŋ ŋmaa lage o, aneazaa o da naŋ ko la zu a ŋmeɛrɛ a bondimaale-boma ane a tabɔlɔ zaa lanna taaa a Kate naŋ biŋ viiri. Kate da mɔ la o moɔmɔ zaa a te nyɔge Andrew a moore o noɔre.

Xi pãã da naane wa ta la a sazu zikpeɛŋaa na, a sigi wa le zome lɛ, a bɛlle nyɔge a noba zaa ka a tendaa zaa ka o yɔ, o de la a kɔlbaa lɔɔ kyɛ leɛ kaa o yideme kpɛzie.

A deɛdeɛmɛ a sini poɔ

·        Nǃxau ǂToma a sini poɔ ona la ka o yuori di  Xi

·        Marius Weyers a sini poɔ ona la ka o yuori di Dr. Andrew Steyn

·        Sandra Prinsloo a sini poɔ ona la ka o yuori di Kate Thompson

·        Voiced by Janet Meshad in the English dub

·        Louw Verwey a sini poɔ ona la ka o yuori di Sam Boga

·        Michael Thys a sini poɔ ona la ka o yuori di M'Pudi

·        Voiced by Pip Freedman in the English dub

·        Nic de Jager [af] a sini poɔ ona la ka o yuori di Jack Hind

·        Fanyana Sidumo a sini poɔ ona la ka o yuori di Card #1

·        Joe Seakatsias a sini poɔ ona la ka o yuori di Card #2

·        Brian O'Shaughnessy a sini poɔ ona la ka o yuori di Mr. Thompson

·        Ken Gampu a sini poɔ ona la ka o yuori di President

Director Jamie Uys appears in an uncredited role a sini poɔ ona la ka o yuori di the Reverend.

A sinii maaloo

A sinii yɛlɛ nimitoɔre gaabo ane o iribu

Jemie Uys, da la da sage de a The Gods Must Be Crazy sini ŋa iribu a 1974 yuomo poɔ, a sɛge ka kpɛ gama poɔ ka dɔnne veɛle la aŋa nensaalba na. A sini gbaŋŋa naŋ sɛge  kyɛlle da e la Kalahari paaloŋ poɔ, a be la ka Uys ane San noba millitaa zie danweɛŋ soba piili. Uys da iri la a Coca-Cola kɔlbaa ka ona la are leɛre a San paaloŋ noba zu a The Gods Must Be Crazy sini poɔ bonso, o da de la ka a ɔreba kɔlbaa ŋa la are leɛre a noba zu, a yi lɛ a kɔlbaa naŋ da veɛlɛ, ka fooŋ e neɛ naŋ da baŋ nyɛ kɔlbaa zaa fo nyɔvore poɔ.

Uys da nyɛ la ka o mɛ la Andrews Steyn waaloŋ a yi Andrew Steyn naŋ wa kpi baare. N de la a yɛlɛ ka waa lɛ n naŋ nyɛ, a zuo a zaa pɔgeba. Kyɛ n teɛre ka pɔllɔ baalpaalba gyamaa maŋ bare la ba sɛnemɛ danweere soba ba naŋ maŋ bɔ.

O naŋ wa sɛge a The Gods Must Be Crazy sinii baare, Uys duoro da yi la ka o nyɛ kyuure ata ane onaŋ naŋ leɛre a sini yelyaga a yi a Kalahari kɔkɔre gaa ne a Desert kɔkre poɔ a toɔ manne ka ba teɛ a seɛ, azuiŋ o pãã da yɔ boɔrɔ la San neɛ ka o naŋ wa soŋ ka Xi a deɛne ŋa poɔ a deɛne a lambori ŋa. Zigɛree mine a desert paaloŋ poɔ a San naŋ da gaa, Uys da ŋma la noba mine enfuomo, o maale la o teɛroŋ ka o na baŋ de ba la eŋ a sinii poɔ, kyɛ pãã sɛge eŋ a ba toɔre sne yɛloŋ naŋ seŋ lɛ, ka banaŋ wa boɔrɔ ba wagere zaa ka ta la bala bee dire dɔgɛɛ.

Uys da nyɛ la ka a soŋ la ka o de a South Afrikan San koɔraa N!xau Toma ka o e a Xi, kyɛ la tasoga de bare, kyɛ a piilu bee a danweɛŋ soba saŋa, [N!xau] da ba teɛ a seɛ, bonso ba da ba taa yelbie a de toŋ ne a toma. Ka a leɛleɛrɛ a soore, “yɛ na boɔrɛɛ ka daare kaŋa ka tenneŋ ane yɛnee zaa a wa be?” N!xau a sage a iri de o alopelee a age ne Uys a gaa Windhoek, South West Afrika ( pampana be la ka boɔlɔ Namibia), a ŋa la da e a sinii piili maalo. Uys yeli ka “ ka a alopelee ŋa onaŋ de age gaa ba pɛlle o nimiri”. O teɛre ka a yele dabagela mine poɔ la. A zuiŋ o sage de la ba na toɔ e la yelzaa banaŋ boɔrɔ. Bonzaa ba vɛŋ ka o eŋa noma”. A die na poɔ, N!xau sage la ka ona gaa la banyeraa a bannyere die na poɔ kyɛ gaŋ teŋe poɔ kyɛ bare a boŋgannaa banaŋ ko ba ka de gaŋ ne.

A yi be puoriŋ, Josef Gugler ane Uys naŋ e a gane sɛgesɛgerebɛ, a ko a siniii ŋa,. A senelluŋ da leɛ maaleŋ kaa la soŋ sɛre ka noba pãã sage de. A da be e onaŋ naŋ be a The God Must Be Crazy sinii poɔ, N!xau naane da de ne ba weɛŋ a nanpkaano poɔ, o da guolo la nii gyamaa a Botswana paaloŋ poɔ, sɛre ka o pãã gaa te piili o bondirii toma a South Afrika paaloŋ poɔ. A 1980 yuoni poɔ, la ka ba sɛge a sinii ŋa eŋ N!a! a Kung woman senseluŋ, John Marshall, la da wuli a sinii ŋa maalo sobie ka ba tu kyɛ maale a The Gods Must be Crazy sinii ka o taa toma. A sini gbama ŋa San la vɛŋ ka o e bone naŋ e boŋ vooraa, a be a South Afrikan wederebɛ zie, naŋ be Tsumkwe, South West Afrika poɔ. A San naŋ be a be wuli ka o da ba poɔ a nankpaama na poɔ naŋ lantaa a be, A faŋa zaa da be la gɔbenɛnte zie a yi bondirii eŋa ane a mine kaŋa, ane bamine meŋ naŋda beɛrɛ baaloŋ mine.

Sinii Iribu

A Gods Must Be Crazy sinii ŋa a Tsumkwe, South West Afrika ( pampana be la ka ba boɔlɔ Namibia) a pãã paale Bostwna poɔ la ka ba da maale a sinii ŋa.

Uys mannoo poɔ, N!xau da e la neɛ naŋ na leɛ gaa a o yiri Kalahari Desert poɔ, dare ata bee anaare zaa poɔ, ka o ta erɛ wa de ba saaŋkompare yelerre. A wagere ŋa poɔ ka o da be a tuure paaloŋ poɔ, N!xau zanne la zoore nyuubu ane daakpeɛne nyuubu. Uys da yeli ka o yɔɔ la N!xau ¢300 o naŋ na toŋ toma bebie pie yoŋ, kyɛ a saŋa o naŋ wa baŋ ne ka o libie na zaa wɛ la. N!xau libie na da ba wɛ a lɛ, ba ko o la nii pie ne ayi (12) a leɛre ne a o libie naŋ wɛ. A 1985 yuoni poɔ, Uys yeli ka o ko N!xau ¢100 a yi onaŋ piili a sinii ŋa maaloo, onaŋ la ka N!xau a de ŋmeɛrɛ ne daworo a koɔrɔ ne a sinii a vii a tendaa zaa, Uys meŋ yeli ka, ¢20,000 bankɛ kaŋa naŋ sage di yaga zaa poɔ la ka N!xau yuori ane a libie zaa be.

A Yieluŋ Kɔnne na naŋ be a sini poɔ

A sinii gbaŋgbale poɔ yiibu

Toɔloo Daga

A The Gods Must Be Crazy gbaŋgbale poɔ yeŋ yiibu danweɛŋ soba da e la a Sakyɔrɔ kyuu beri pie daare a 1980 yuoni poɔ, Ster-Kinekor enfuoni. A bebie anaare danweɛŋ soba poɔ la ka a sinii daga ŋa a yi a Suth Afrika poɔ. A sini ŋa la sinii yuori naŋ da yi a do saa yaga a 1982 yuoni a Japan paaloŋ poɔ, a wagere na poɔ la ka ba ko a sini yelzu yuori ka Bushman ( Mɔdɔɔ).

A saŋa na ba naŋ iri a sinii ŋa ka o yi gbaŋgbale a United State poɔ, A Afrikaans meŋa da bare la ba kɔkɔre kyɛ yele Bɔrefɔ kɔkɔre, a neɛ naŋ da leɛrɛ a leɛroo la !Kung ane Tswana.