There's a Zulu On My Stoep
There's a Zulu On My Stoep, known as Yankee Zulu internationally, is a South African comedy film directed by Gray Hofmeyr. Released in 1993, the film is the highest grossing South African film in the country's box office history. The film stars Leon Schuster (who also cowrote the screenplay with Hofmeyr) and John Matshikiza as two former friends, one white and one black, who grew up together during apartheid, later reuniting as adults over a winning lottery ticket, while being pursued by a racist organization.
Plot
In Apartheid South Africa, white boy Rhino Labuschagne and Zulu Mashebela were best friends until Rhino, pressured by his American girlfriend, Rowena, shoots a can off Zulu's head, abruptly ending their friendship. 25 years later, Zulu has become a car thief in New York, picking up an American accent but not forgetting his roots as "the champion mud slinger of the world". The prison's warden gets Zulu deported back to Africa by the Threatened Immigrants Right-wing Defence, or TIRD.
Cast
More details
author | Leon Schuster |
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contentLocation | South Africa |
director | Gray Hofmeyr |
genre | comedy political |
keywords | adopt american accent american girl apartheid best friend booby trap capture car thief climb date fascist game farm german losing money lottery ticket nothing prince charles prince william security system united kingdom winning lottery |
recordedAt | South Africa |
theme | slapstick |