204:
was the dearth of comedic films aimed primarily at the black population in South Africa. According to the filmmaker: "The comedy in this country has always been made by white people where they laugh at black people…So I thought it would be a challenge to write a story where we would be laughing at
224:
strains to draw laughs from a young rural man’s run-ins with nasty types in the big, bad city. At first glimpse, tyro helmer Teddy
Mattera applies a wonderfully mythic touch to his script, but ridiculous incidents pile up so rapidly that the early charm dissolves." For critic Sean Jacobs, Mattera
427:
617:
158:
to begin medical studies, with the goal of becoming a renowned doctor. However, when he gets there, he realizes that the big city has other plans for him.
146:
it won the Golden Horn for
Mofokeng as best actor and was nominated in the best production design and best sound design categories at the same event.
275:
143:
622:
627:
413:
607:
225:
achieved "a gentle comedy that finds laughs in tears, mixing the profane, the sacred, and the fantastical to create a feel-good fable."
499:
612:
420:
451:
602:
436:
632:
459:
300:
467:
515:
534:
507:
597:
542:
574:
215:
475:
326:
154:
Max Bua is a young man with many aspirations who leaves his small hometown for the big city of
491:
386:
352:
185:
397:
250:
170:
139:
52:
591:
155:
131:
566:
392:
483:
405:
558:
380:
213:
The film received a generally positive reception. For Robert
Koehler of
200:
Director Teddy
Mattera explained that one of the reasons for shooting
135:
409:
142:
and Percy
Matsemala and directed by Teddy Mattera. At the 2006
276:"What I'm watching: Teddy Mattera, writer & director"
526:
443:
115:
105:
95:
72:
62:
46:
36:
28:
23:
421:
8:
428:
414:
406:
130:is a 2004 comedy film co-produced between
20:
144:South African Film and Television Awards
234:
7:
618:English-language South African films
244:
242:
240:
238:
351:Koehler, Robert (12 October 2004).
14:
179:Thumi Melamu as Nozipho Dlamini
623:English-language Swedish films
452:Love Brewed in the African Pot
1:
628:2000s English-language films
437:FESPACO Oumarou Ganda Prize
301:"SAFTAS nominees announced"
649:
608:South African comedy films
613:Films set in South Africa
138:, starring Mpho Lovinga,
176:Percy Matsemala as Razor
167:Mpho Lovinga as Max Bua
18:2004 South African film
255:African Film Festival
603:Swedish comedy films
460:Pawéogo (L'Émigrant)
633:2000s Swedish films
307:. 29 September 2006
182:Coco Merckel as Six
468:Jours de tourmente
585:
584:
123:
122:
640:
430:
423:
416:
407:
402:
393:"Max & Mona"
368:
367:
365:
363:
353:"Max & Mona"
348:
342:
341:
339:
337:
323:
317:
316:
314:
312:
297:
291:
290:
288:
286:
272:
266:
265:
263:
261:
246:
186:Seputla Sebogodi
88:
86:
21:
648:
647:
643:
642:
641:
639:
638:
637:
588:
587:
586:
581:
522:
508:Miel et cendres
439:
434:
398:Rotten Tomatoes
391:
377:
372:
371:
361:
359:
350:
349:
345:
335:
333:
325:
324:
320:
310:
308:
299:
298:
294:
284:
282:
274:
273:
269:
259:
257:
248:
247:
236:
231:
211:
198:
164:
152:
110:
98:
91:
84:
82:
75:
67:
57:
56:Percy Matsemala
55:
51:
41:
19:
12:
11:
5:
646:
644:
636:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
600:
590:
589:
583:
582:
580:
579:
571:
563:
555:
547:
539:
530:
528:
524:
523:
521:
520:
512:
504:
496:
488:
480:
472:
464:
456:
447:
445:
441:
440:
435:
433:
432:
425:
418:
410:
404:
403:
389:
376:
375:External links
373:
370:
369:
343:
327:"Max and Mona"
318:
292:
267:
251:"Max and Mona"
249:Jacobs, Sean.
233:
232:
230:
227:
210:
207:
197:
194:
190:
189:
183:
180:
177:
174:
171:Jerry Mofokeng
168:
163:
160:
151:
148:
140:Jerry Mofokeng
121:
120:
117:
113:
112:
107:
103:
102:
99:
96:
93:
92:
90:
89:
78:
76:
73:
70:
69:
64:
63:Distributed by
60:
59:
53:Jerry Mofokeng
48:
44:
43:
38:
34:
33:
30:
26:
25:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
645:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
621:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
599:
596:
595:
593:
577:
576:
572:
569:
568:
564:
561:
560:
556:
553:
552:
548:
545:
544:
540:
537:
536:
532:
531:
529:
525:
518:
517:
513:
510:
509:
505:
502:
501:
497:
494:
493:
492:Gito l'ingrat
489:
486:
485:
481:
478:
477:
473:
470:
469:
465:
462:
461:
457:
454:
453:
449:
448:
446:
442:
438:
431:
426:
424:
419:
417:
412:
411:
408:
400:
399:
394:
390:
388:
384:
383:
379:
378:
374:
358:
354:
347:
344:
332:
328:
322:
319:
306:
305:Screen Africa
302:
296:
293:
281:
277:
271:
268:
256:
252:
245:
243:
241:
239:
235:
228:
226:
223:
219:
217:
208:
206:
203:
195:
193:
187:
184:
181:
178:
175:
172:
169:
166:
165:
161:
159:
157:
149:
147:
145:
141:
137:
133:
129:
128:
118:
114:
109:South Africa
108:
104:
100:
94:
80:
79:
77:
71:
65:
61:
54:
49:
45:
40:Teddy Mattera
39:
35:
32:Teddy Mattera
31:
27:
22:
16:
573:
565:
557:
551:Max and Mona
550:
549:
541:
533:
527:2001–present
514:
506:
498:
490:
482:
474:
466:
458:
450:
396:
382:Max and Mona
381:
360:. Retrieved
356:
346:
334:. Retrieved
330:
321:
309:. Retrieved
304:
295:
283:. Retrieved
279:
270:
258:. Retrieved
254:
222:Max and Mona
221:
214:
212:
205:ourselves."
202:Max and Mona
201:
199:
191:
156:Johannesburg
153:
132:South Africa
127:Max and Mona
126:
125:
124:
97:Running time
74:Release date
58:Thumi Melamu
50:Mpho Lovinga
24:Max and Mona
15:
575:Our foreign
567:Le fauteuil
331:TVGuide.com
68:Film i Vast
42:Greg Latter
29:Directed by
598:2004 films
592:Categories
484:Mortu Nega
229:References
196:Production
101:98 minutes
37:Written by
543:L'Afrance
476:Nyamanton
444:1972–2000
362:6 October
336:6 October
311:6 October
285:6 October
280:TimesLIVE
260:6 October
209:Reception
173:as Norman
106:Countries
66:Ice Media
559:Barakat!
192:Source:
188:as Skeel
116:Language
47:Starring
357:Variety
216:Variety
119:English
83: (
578:(2013)
570:(2009)
562:(2007)
554:(2005)
546:(2003)
538:(2001)
519:(1999)
511:(1997)
503:(1995)
495:(1993)
487:(1989)
479:(1987)
471:(1985)
463:(1983)
455:(1981)
136:Sweden
111:Sweden
516:Fools
500:KeĂŻta
535:Rage
387:IMDb
364:2021
338:2021
313:2021
287:2021
262:2021
162:Cast
150:Plot
134:and
85:2004
81:2004
385:at
594::
395:.
355:.
329:.
303:.
278:.
253:.
237:^
429:e
422:t
415:v
401:.
366:.
340:.
315:.
289:.
264:.
220:"
218:,
87:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.