Kwagga Robertse owns a farm shop in the fictional Southern African country of Nambabwe and usually cons foreign tourists by pretending to kill a lion, thus earning him the nickname 'Urumbo' (Lion Killer) from the country's natives. Kwagga is upset when the UN sends a platoon of incompetent soldiers with the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (U.N.T.A.G.), to monitor the peace process, and ensure free and fair elections after the Nambabwean War for Independence. The U.N.T.A.G's American leader, Major Bradick D. Mackay and his second-in-command, Captain Zapman are offered a diamond worth a lot of money in the U.S., and they must pay 200,000 USD to Duan Robertse, Kwagga's competitive brother trying to buy a farm left to them by their dead father.
Acting
Leon Schuster's conman energy carries every scene
Practical Effects
Fake lion hunting gags with zero budget charm
Writing
UN peacekeepers as clueless villains—cheeky political satire
Director
David Lister
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
UNTAG was a real UN mission in Namibia (1989-90); the film parodies its timing with Nambabwe's fictional independence.
Leon Schuster became South Africa's highest-grossing local star through prank comedies like this—basically their Mr. Bean with more chaos.
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