This unusual 1980 South African independent film is a comic allegory about a traveling Bushman who encounters modern civilization and its stranger aspects, including a clumsy scientist and a band of revolutionaries.
Despite becoming a worldwide hit and grossing over $100 million worldwide, the lead actor, a Namibian farmer named Nǃxau reportedly earned less than $2,000 for his starring role. Before his death, writer-director Jamie Uys supplemented this with an additional $20,000 as well as a monthly stipend.
