Mr Bones 2: Back from the Past
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Mr Bones 2: Back from the Past is a 2008 comedy film
directed by Gray Hofmeyr
, co-written by Gray Hofmeyr and Leon Schuster
and starring Leon Schuster, Tongayi Chirisa, Leeanda Reddy, Kaseran Pillay, Meren Reddy. It is the second in the Mr Bones series.
Released by Videovision Entertainment, Mr Bones 2 was a blockbuster, surpassing Mr Bones
to become the most financially successful film released in South Africa
.
. They met a woman named Reshmi who gave them important clues to the gem and returning the gem to its home in an Indian fishing village named Ataram.
on November 13, 2008, ahead of its worldwide November 27 release date.
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Gray Hofmeyr
Gray Hofmeyr
Gray Hofmeyr is a South African film and television director.In a career that spans almost three decades, Hofmeyr's films have touched many themes and genres.-Biography:...
, co-written by Gray Hofmeyr and Leon Schuster
Leon Schuster
Leon Ernest "Schuks" Schuster is a South African filmmaker, comedian, actor, presenter and singer.- Early life :Schuster was drawn to the filmmaking process at an early age...
and starring Leon Schuster, Tongayi Chirisa, Leeanda Reddy, Kaseran Pillay, Meren Reddy. It is the second in the Mr Bones series.
Released by Videovision Entertainment, Mr Bones 2 was a blockbuster, surpassing Mr Bones
Mr Bones
Mr. Bones is a 2001 slapstick comedy film made and set in South Africa. Leon Schuster, well-known figure in the South African film industry, starred in the title role. He also created the story and co-wrote the screenplay...
to become the most financially successful film released in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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Plot
Mr Bones 2: Back from the Past takes place in 1879, and the titular Character is the great great grandfather of the Mr. Bones from the first film. It is the story of Hekule, the King of Kuvukiland who is given a gemstone by the dying Kunji Balanadin. The stone is cursed and causes Hekule to become possessed by the spirit of the mischievous Kunji, which Bones describes as "little Indian". It is up Mr. Bones to cure his King and get rid of this cursed stone by travelling 130 years into the future, in the city of DurbanDurban
Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...
. They met a woman named Reshmi who gave them important clues to the gem and returning the gem to its home in an Indian fishing village named Ataram.
Cast
- Leon SchusterLeon SchusterLeon Ernest "Schuks" Schuster is a South African filmmaker, comedian, actor, presenter and singer.- Early life :Schuster was drawn to the filmmaking process at an early age...
reprises the role of'Bones' , a white sangomaSangomaA sangoma is a practitioner of herbal medicine, divination and counselling in traditional Nguni societies of Southern Africa .The philosophy is based on a belief in ancestral spirits...
who grew up in a traditional African tribe in the fictitious Kuvukiland after the plane he was flying in as a baby crashed outside the Royal kraalKraalKraal is an Afrikaans and Dutch word for an enclosure for cattle or other livestock, located within an African settlement or village surrounded by a palisade, mud wall, or other fencing, roughly circular in form.In the Dutch language a kraal is a term derived from the Portuguese word , cognate...
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- Tongayi ChirisaTongayi ChirisaTongayi Arnold Chirisa is a Zimbabwean actor, experienced in theatre, film, and television. He is also a noted singer.-Acting career:He played the part of "Detective Trevor Davies" in the ever-popular Zimbabwean soapie Studio 263...
plays Hekule, the King of Kuvukiland.
- Leeanda Reedy plays Reshmi
- Kaseran Pillay plays Kunji Balanadin
- Meren Reddy plays Kerrit
Release
Mr Bones 2: Back from the Past premiered at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in DurbanDurban
Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...
on November 13, 2008, ahead of its worldwide November 27 release date.