Bunny Chow

2006

1h 35m

Comedy

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17%

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6 Reviews

49%

Audience Score

250+ Ratings

Three friends encounter an assortment of weird characters and distractions as they make their way toward South Africa's largest rock festival.

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Sam Toy

Empire Magazine

Over-filled and self-indulgent, this is an irritating little film.

Rated: 1/5

Mar 20, 2008

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Danny Bangs

Little White Lies

The trio of male leads must rank among the most odious protagonists in modern movie history, and the film finds itself with almost nothing to say about them beyond tepid indulgence.

Mar 20, 2008

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Hollywood Reporter

...This slice-of-life picture has a loose, youthful energy recalling early Spike Lee that is entirely fitting for a country that is enjoying a cultural growth spurt.

Nov 13, 2006

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Matthew Turner

ViewLondon

Rated: 2/5

Oct 18, 2008

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Anton Bitel

Eye for Film

while the absence of AIDS or post-apartheid angst might make Bunny Chow a refreshing addition to the body of new South African cinema, it is still the kind of misfiring act that leaves you wanting to heckle rather than cheer.

Jan 29, 2008

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Jason Gorber

Film Scouts

The story puts the pot in "melting pot", as we watch these stoner dudes take a road trip to a festival in search of fame, fortune and laughs. It's got the trappings of a better film, but unfortunately the jokes land flat.

Rated: C

Jun 21, 2007

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Audience Member

really funny in parts, and i enjoyed watching this sa film reflecting a young sa subculture, a bit too entrenched in the male/female roles, i found that quite narrow , and predictably boring, but possibly it is true in many ways...

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

It has its moments. Not many, but they're there. Feels a bit bogged down by simplistic male/female stereotypes.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

VIVA SA FILM VIVA! joey's "liquid weed trip" filming technique was excellent.cool to see some buddies friendly faces at koppi too.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Mike M

From the glimpses Barker offers, the South African comedy scene - consisting of knock-off Chuckle Brothers, rabid misogynists and Jack Osbourne lookalikes performing observational routines about "The A-Team"'s theme tune - isn't the most promising milieu, and the leads' offstage badinage needs work, to say the least. It's attractively shot in slacker-chic monochrome, but my enthusiasm was curbed very quickly.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/15/08

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Audience Member

And now i see where my Saffa friends get it from....... So funny, and almost like a home movie. If it weren't for the implausibly good looking girls who were going out with very plausibly normal looking guys.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

Sex, drugs and comedy. Pure entertainment, though its a bit of a drag from the cinematograhic perpsective.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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John Barker

Director

David Kibuuka

David

Kim Engelbrecht

Kim

Kagiso Lediga

Kags

Joey Yusuf Rasdien

Joey

Jason Cope

Cope

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Synopsis

Three friends encounter an assortment of weird characters and distractions as they make their way toward South Africa's largest rock festival.

Director: John Barker
Producer: Marilyn Barker, Jeremy Nathan, Joel Phiri
Screenwriter: John Barker, David Kibuuka
Production Co: Film i Väst
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 35m