NAMIBIA'S ACTOR OF THE FAMOUS "The gods must be crazy" was paid 300 USD 🇳🇦

NAMIBIA'S ACTOR OF THE FAMOUS "The gods must be crazy" was paid  300 USD 🇳🇦
The humble Namibian San Nxau Toma starred in the South African blockbuster "The God's must be crazy" in 1980 and1989 sequel & was paid a mere 300 USD for a movie that grossed over 60 Million USD made with a budget of 5 Million USD. Nxau was paid less for his first role but after discovering the value of money he negotiated a value of 50 thousand USD for his second sequel, arguably still a small amount compared to what the movie made. The movie was short in Eastern Cape South Africa with Namibian🇳🇦 & South African 🇿🇦 actors but was about Botswana 🇧🇼. Nxau died poor in 2003 in Tshumkwe Namibia.

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