Oh Schucks...! Here Comes UNTAG

1990 1h 32m EN

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6.0

MID

★6.0TMDB · 12

Comedy

Synopsis

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Kwagga Robertse owns a farm shop in the fictional Southern African country of Nambabwe and usually cons foreign tourists by pretending to kill a lion, thus earning him the nickname 'Urumbo' (Lion Killer) from the country's natives. Kwagga is upset when the UN sends a platoon of incompetent soldiers with the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (U.N.T.A.G.), to monitor the peace process, and ensure free and fair elections after the Nambabwean War for Independence. The U.N.T.A.G's American leader, Major Bradick D. Mackay and his second-in-command, Captain Zapman are offered a diamond worth a lot of money in the U.S., and they must pay 200,000 USD to Duan Robertse, Kwagga's competitive brother trying to buy a farm left to them by their dead father.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Leon Schuster
Kwagga Robbertse
Bill Flynn
Zapman
Casper De Vries
Van Den Ploes
Michelle Bestbier
Inge
Ron Smerczak
Nigel Shady
Thomas Mogotlane
Vimba
Kurt Egelhof
Rashid
Eric Nobbs
Doon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Lister
Writers: Leon Schuster, Paul Slabolepszy
Languages: Afrikaans, English, French
Countries: South Africa

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Afrikaans, English, French.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Lister, shot by James Robb. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Don Clarke. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Johan Lategan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Leon Schuster and Bill Flynn and Casper De Vries carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0099961 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

David Lister directs. James Robb behind the camera. Don Clarke scores. Johan Lategan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Africa. Dialogue in Afrikaans, English, French.

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136 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Afrikaans, English, French.
3Directed by David Lister, shot by James Robb. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Don Clarke. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Johan Lategan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Leon Schuster and Bill Flynn and Casper De Vries carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0099961 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.