Schuks Tshabalala's Survival Guide to South Africa

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Schuks Tshabalala's Survival Guide to South Africa
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Gray Hofmeyr
Written by
Produced by Lance Samuels
Starring
Edited by
Music by
Distributed byIndigenous Film Distribution
Next Entertainment
Release date
  • May 28, 2010 (2010-05-28)
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageEnglish

Schuks Tshabalala's Survival Guide to South Africa is a 2010 comedy film directed by Gray Hofmeyr, co-written by Gray Hofmeyr and Leon Schuster, and starring Leon Schuster and Alfred Ntombela.

Contents

The film was created to coincide with the 2010 FIFA World Cup which was held in South Africa.

Plot

Schuks Tshabalala (Leon Schuster) and Shorty (Alfred Ntombela) are producing a survival guide to South Africa for tourists visiting the country for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. They take a group of tourists from Germany, Ireland, Greece, China, France, India and The Netherlands and show them what life is like in South Africa. However, the South Africa they see is one created entirely by Tshabalala and Shorty. [1]

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References

  1. Out Of Africa Entertainment (28 May 2010). "Press Kit" (PDF). Out Of Africa Entertainment. Retrieved 14 June 2010.