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{{short description|2008 South African comedy film by Gray Hofmeyr}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past
| image          = Mr Bones 2.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Gray Hofmeyr]]
| producer       = [[Anant Singh]]<br />Helena Spring
| writer         = [[Leon Schuster]]<br />Gray Hofmeyr
| starring       = Leon Schuster<br />[[Tongayi Chirisa]]<br />[[Leeanda Reddy]]<br />[[Kaseran Pillay]]<br />Meren Reddy <br /> Keith Gengadoo <br /> Gray Hofmeyr
| narrator       =
| music          = Didi Kriel
| cinematography =
| editing        = Johan Lategan
| distributor    = Videovision Entertainment
| released       = {{Film date|2008|11|27|df=y}}
| runtime        =
| country        = South Africa
| language       = English<br />Afrikaans
| budget         =
| gross          = [[South African rand|R]]70.8 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mrbones2.co.za/pr_14.html|accessdate=2009-02-02|title="MR BONES 2" is the Highest Grossing South African Film of All Time|publisher=Videovision Entertainment}}</ref><br /> [[United States dollar|$]]4,918,688
}}
'''''Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past''''' is a 2008 South African [[comedy film]] directed by [[Gray Hofmeyr]], co-written by Hofmeyr and [[Leon Schuster]], and starring Leon Schuster, [[Tongayi Chirisa]], Leeanda Reddy, Kaseran Pillay, Meren Reddy. It is the sequel to the 2001 film ''[[Mr Bones]]'', and the second film in the ''Mr. Bones'' series.
Released by Videovision Entertainment, ''Mr. Bones 2'' was a blockbuster hit, surpassing ''Mr Bones'' to become the most financially successful film released in [[South Africa]].
A sequel, ''Mr. Bones 3: Son of Bones'', was released in April 15, 2022.
== Premise ==
''Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past'' takes place in 1879, and the titular character is the great, great grandfather of the Mr. Bones from the first film. It is the story of Hekule, the King of Kuvukiland who is given a gemstone by the dying Kunji Balanadin. The stone is cursed and causes Hekule to become possessed by the spirit of the mischievous Kunji, which Bones describes as "wild rider". It is up to Mr. Bones to cure his King and get rid of this cursed stone by travelling 130 years into the future, in the city of [[Durban]]. They meet a woman named Reshmi who gave them important clues to the gem and returning the gem to its home in an Indian fishing village named Ataram. However, they must also contend with Reshmi's fiancé, who wants the gem for himself.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mrbones2.co.za/synopsis.html |title=Mr Bones 2 official website - synopsis|accessdate=24 November 2008 |work= |publisher= immedia |date=24 November 2008}}</ref>
== Cast ==
* [[Leon Schuster]] as Bones, a white [[sangoma]] who grew up in a traditional African tribe in the fictitious Kuvukiland after the [[aeroplane|plane]] he was flying in as a baby crashed outside the Royal [[kraal]].
* [[Tongayi Chirisa]] as Hekule, the King of Kuvukiland
* [[Leeanda Reddy]] as Reshmi/Maneshri
* [[Kaseran Pillay]] as Kunji Balanadin
* Meren Reddy as Kerrit<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mrbones2.co.za/cast.html | title=Mr Bones 2 official website - cast | accessdate=24 November 2008 | work= | publisher=immedia | date=24 November 2008}}</ref>
* Keith Gengadoo as Eyepatch
* Gray Hofmeyr as Bolly's voice
== Release ==
''Mr Bones 2: Back from the Past'' premiered at the [[Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre]] in [[Durban]] on November 13, 2008, ahead of its worldwide November 27 release date.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mrbones2.co.za/pr_6.html | title=Mr Bones 2 official website | accessdate=24 November 2008 | work= | publisher=immedia | date=14 November 2008}}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.mrbones2.co.za/}}
* {{IMDb title|0995857}}
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[[Category:English-language South African films]]
[[Category:Afrikaans-language films]]
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