By: Natasha Archary
South Africa’s funnyman, Leon Schuster is back with a new instalment of Mr Bones. The iconic character that Schuster brought to life in 2008 when he channelled his inner “sangoma”.
Despite Ntsiki Mazwai calling Schuster’s movie offensive, in it’s week at cinemas, the movie pulled R4 million.
With over 38,000 tickets sold to date, it seems South Africans are keen on a bit of entertainment relief.
Since the Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020, cinemas reported major lows, with Ster Kinekor entering business rescue in March last year.
Coming off the success of the two Mr Bones’ movie before the third title release, Mr Bones 2 made a whopping R58 million in its run.
Now 14-years later, the hopes are that Mr Bones 3: Son of Bones draws movie-goers back to the cinema to revive the strained entertainment industry.
Taking you back to the kingdom of Kuvukiland, Leon Schuster and Alfred Ntombela, the lead provide a laugh-a-minute depicting a hilarious father-son relationship.
The storyline of Mr. Bones 3, Son of Bones begins at the turn of the last century, when we witness (flashback) the burying of the Kruger millions by two Boer soldiers, who then kill each other through idiotic greed, leaving the Kruger millions hidden in a graveyard in Kuvukiland.
Now, in the present, a scrawny businessman named Alvin (Moonsammy) and his Texan engineer partner named Jack (Janks), together with their beautiful guide, Gabrielle (Anstey) are plotting to mine for oil in the pristine land which would leave it an oily mess.
Bones and Mathambo must devise a way to outsmart the opinionated Westerners. Of course, as their plan unfolds, so do many other unexpected twists and turns, with hilarious effect.
