钢琴家德·弗赖斯的儿子德克因为身体不好，便坐彼德叔叔的飞机去农场休养。飞行途中，彼德叔叔心脏病突发去世，飞机迫降在无边的沙漠。军方投入了紧张的搜救工作，但迟迟没有找到德克。仅有八岁的德克跟自己的小狗洛莉一起，战胜了种种恐惧和困难，在浩翰的沙漠中顽强的活了下来，直到德·弗赖斯和搜救人员找到他们。

Xixo is back again. This time, his children accidentally stow away on a fast-moving poachers' truck, unable to get off, and Xixo sets out to rescue them. Along the way, he encounters a couple of soldiers trying to capture each other and a pilot and passenger of a small plane, who are each having a few problems of their own.

Animals Are Beautiful People (also called Beautiful People) is a 1974 South African nature documentary written, produced, directed, filmed and edited by Jamie Uys, about the wildlife in Southern Africa, presented with comedic elements. It was filmed in the Namib Desert, the Kalahari Desert and at the Okavango River and Okavango Delta. It was the recipient of the 1974 Golden Globe Award for Best Documentary Film. The film, a critical and commercial success, was independently made by Uys, also known for his later African comedy The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980).

1980 film directed by Jamie Uys