The Great Dance: A Hunter's Story (2000)
This documentary by Craig and Damon Foster focuses on the surviving San bushmen in the central Kalahari.
Top billed cast
Karoha LangwaneSelf (runner)- Xlhoase XlhokhneSelf (runner)
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