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Actors: Fats Bookholone, Connie Chiume, Clementine Mosimane, Sello Motloung
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Chikin Biznis |
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Jolly, middle-aged Sipho (Bookholone) quits his job as an errand boy for the Johannesburg Stock Exchange after 15 years and goes into business for himself selling chickens in the open market. His wife is a dressmaker, but he also has a young mistress whose husband is in prison. Much of the humor in this 1998 South African film derives from Sipho's arguing and jockeying with other market sellers, especially a jealous rival. Eventually his wife discovers the affair and throws Sipho out, and his girlfriend's husband gets out of stir and poses even bigger trouble. This is a slight, not very memorable movie that gives a fair picture of lower class life in black South Africa.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Chikin Biznis |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Black
Woman/class/friends story?
- story of lower class
Culture of surrounding area:
- African Black
Poverty story?
Yes
Poverty plotlets:
- coping with poverty (general)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) fat
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) muscular
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Africa
Yes
Kind of Africa:
- Black Africa
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- sex under blankets
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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