Lost in the Desert

Lost in the Desert, initially released as Dirkie, is a South African film from 1969/1970, written and directed by Jamie Uys, who also directed the better-known The Gods Must Be Crazy. Prominent roles were played by Wynand Uys as Dirkie Hayes (the young boy who is the central character), Jamie Uys as Anton Hayes (Dirkie's father), and Pieter Hauptfleisch as Uncle Pete (Dirkie's uncle). Wynand Uys is Jamie Uys's son in real life as well as in the acted roles in the film. Some sources, such as lists of film credits and advertising posters, gave Jamie Uys's name as Jamie Hayes (in both roles, as director and actor of Anton Hayes' part), and also gave Wynand Uys's name as Dirkie Hayes, thus making the boy actor's name appear to be the same...