A battle takes place between the villains and Xixo’s people, with the corpse managing to chase away one of the ruthless leaders. The corpse, feeling obligated to aid Xixo and his family, goes back, with the priest and the descendant following. However, the rival clan is still after what Xixo’s homeland has as a natural abundance: diamonds, as they invade the huts and threaten the residents. After a few more days of living together, they prepare to part ways with the bushmen and Xixo leads them to the main path to civilisation. After the corpse reunites with his descendant, the priest proves to Xixo that it belongs to them, and Xixo eventually agrees.
Xixo and his family frantically chase the corpse. Using magic, he summons the corpse to his hut. They all abruptly form a solid friendship, despite the language barrier, as they all help out each other when in need.ĭays later, the priest figures that the corpse must be nearby, since he connects the strange lack of birds in the area with the ominous close presence of a cadaver. Not knowing they have the corpse, the two nevertheless stay with them, finding food, water, and shelter. Days later, the descendant and the priest meet Xixo and his family. During this time, the corpse forms a strong bond with the compassionate Xixo and his family. Confronting an assortment of African animals, they make their way across the foreign land in search of the corpse and rescue. The descendant and the priest land in a vast and dry area miles away from Xixo’s home. Soon he and his family think of it as a gift from God, as it aids them in various matters, such as bringing down fruit from towering trees. Xixo somehow learns to control the corpse using a bell and he takes it to his tribe. The corpse’s presence scares away the villains. The corpse lands in front of Xixo (N!xau), where he and his tribe are being confronted by a rival clan led by two greedy Caucasians. The corpse and the two end up separated during the chaos, and they land in Africa. Luckily, they outsmart the pilot and descend from the troublesome plane by using parachutes. The young descendant and the Taoist priest decide that the best way to get the valued ancestor home is via a direct flight to Hong Kong on a private jet.ĭuring the flight, the plane malfunctions and an altercation breaks out between the ruthless pilot and the two passengers. To keep it from becoming an irrepressible vampire, the descendant hires a good-natured Taoist priest (Lam Ching Ying) to maintain control of the cadaver using a yellow talisman. The corpse is revealed to be the body of his third great-grandfather and he intends to give it a proper burial in Hong Kong. A young businessman (Sam Christopher Chow) purchases the corpse. This was N!xau’s first Hong Kong film.Īn ancient but still fleshy Chinese corpse is on auction in England. It was followed by Crazy Hong Kong (1993) and The Gods Must Be Funny in China (1994). The film is an unofficial sequel to The Gods Must Be Crazy II and part of a trend of jiangshi films, horror comedies with hopping corpses, that were popular in Hong Kong throughout the 1980s and 1990s. (African Monk), also known as The Gods Must Be Crazy III, is a 1991 Hong Kong comedy film, directed by Billy Chan.
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