Watch NowThe Wound (2017)
19/04/2017
Drama
1h 28m
- 63% (58 votes)
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Overview
Eastern Cape, South Africa. A lonely factory worker, Xolani, takes time off his job to assist during an annual Xhosa circumcision initiation into manhood. In a remote mountain camp that is off limits to women, young men, painted in white ochre, recuperate as they learn the masculine codes of their culture. In this environment of machismo and aggression, Xolani cares for a defiant initiate from Johannesburg, Kwanda, who quickly learns Xolani's best kept secret, that he is in love with another man.
- John TrengoveDirector, Writer
- Thando MgqolozanaWriter
- Malusi BenguWriter
Original Title
Inxeba
Status
Released
Original Language
Xhosa
Revenue
$142,684
Keywords
- homophobia
- circumcision
- south africa
- in the closet
- initiation
- rite of passage
- masculinity
- banned
- african customs
- circumcision ritual
- traditional leader
- traditional culture
- eastern cape
Top Billed Cast
Nakhane
Xolani
Bongile Mantsai
Vija
Niza Jay Ncoyini
Kwanda
Thobani Mseleni
Babalo
Gamelihle Bovana
Initiate
Halalisani Bradley Cebekhulu
Initiate
Inga Qwede
Initiate
Sibabalwe Ngqayana
Initiate
Siphosethu Ngcetane
Initiate
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