Mr Bones 2: Back from the Past

Mr Bones 2: Back from the Past
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gray Hofmeyr
Produced by	Anant Singh Helena Spring
Written by	Leon Schuster Gray Hofmeyr
Starring	Leon Schuster Tongayi Chirisa Leeanda Reddy Kaseran Pillay Meren Reddy
Music by	Didi Kriel
Editing by	Johan Lategan
Distributed by	Videovision Entertainment
Release date(s)	27 November 2008 (2008-11-27)
Country	South Africa
Language	English
Box office	R33,062,468 [1] $4,918,688

Mr Bones 2: Back from the Past is a 2008 comedy film directed by Gray Hofmeyr, co-written by Gray Hofmeyr and Leon Schuster and starring Leon Schuster, Tongayi Chirisa, Leeanda Reddy, Kaseran Pillay, Meren Reddy. It is the second in the Mr Bones series.

Released by Videovision Entertainment, Mr Bones 2 was a blockbuster, surpassing Mr Bones to become the most financially successful film released in South Africa.

Plot

Mr Bones 2: Back from the Past takes place in 1879, and the titular Character is the great great grandfather of the Mr. Bones from the first film. It is the story of Hekule, the King of Kuvukiland who is given a gemstone by the dying Kunji Balanadin. The stone is cursed and causes Hekule to become possessed by the spirit of the mischievous Kunji, which Bones describes as "little Indian". It is up Mr. Bones to cure his King and get rid of this cursed stone by travelling 130 years into the future, in the city of Durban. They met a woman named Reshmi who gave them important clues to the gem and returning the gem to its home in an Indian fishing village named Ataram.^[2]

Cast

• Leon Schuster reprises the role of 'Bones', a white sangoma who grew up in a traditional African tribe in the fictitious Kuvukiland after the plane he was flying in as a baby crashed outside the Royal kraal.

• Tongayi Chirisa plays Hekule, the King of Kuvukiland.

• Leeanda Reedy plays Reshmi

• Kaseran Pillay plays Kunji Balanadin

• Meren Reddy plays Kerrit^[3]

Release

Mr Bones 2: Back from the Past premiered at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban on November 13, 2008, ahead of its worldwide November 27 release date.^[4]

References

1. ^ ""MR BONES 2" is the Highest Grossing South African Film of All Time". Videovision Entertainment. http://www.mrbones2.co.za/pr_14.html. Retrieved 2009-02-02. 
2. ^ "Mr Bones 2 Official website". immedia. 24 November 2008. http://www.mrbones2.co.za/synopsis.html. Retrieved 24 November 2008. 
3. ^ "Mr Bones 2 Official website". immedia. 24 November 2008. http://www.mrbones2.co.za/cast.html. Retrieved 24 November 2008. 
4. ^ "Mr Bones 2 Official website". immedia. 14 November 2008. http://www.mrbones2.co.za/pr_6.html. Retrieved 24 November 2008. 

External links

• Official website
• Mr Bones 2: Back from the Past at the Internet Movie Database