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The Wound (2017)

Original title: Inxeba

2017-04-19 · 1h 28m · XH
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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.

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John TrengoveDirector, WriterThando MgqolozanaWriterMalusi BenguWriter
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$142.7K

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▶ The Wound (Inxeba) Trailer 2017 | Dir: John Trengove | South Africa

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Nakhane TouréNakhane TouréXolaniBongile MantsaiBongile MantsaiVijaNiza Jay NcoyiniNiza Jay NcoyiniKwandaThobani MseleniThobani MseleniBabaloGamelihle BovanaGamelihle BovanaInitiateHalalisani Bradley CebekhuluHalalisani Bradley CebekhuluInitiateInga QwedeInga QwedeInitiateSibabalwe NgqayanaSibabalwe NgqayanaInitiateSiphosethu NgcetaneSiphosethu NgcetaneInitiate

Keywords

In the closetGay interestHomophobiaSouth africaInitiationMasculinityCircumcisionRite of passageCircumcision ritualBannedTraditional cultureAfrican customsTraditional leaderEastern cape

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityIn The Closet · Gay Interest · HomophobiaDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference623065Actor preference622553 · 609012 · 623057

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What is The Wound about?

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.

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The Wound has a runtime of 88 minutes.

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