2017
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The Wound
2017
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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.
Countries:
ZA
Languages:
Afrikaans, English, Xhosa
Runtime:
1hrs 28min
Status:
Released
Release date:
2017-04-19
Release format:
Streaming
— Apr 27, 2018
Set within a cultural tradition about the transition into manhood, a love triangle takes place that stands as a start contrast to what it supposedly means to be a 'man.' A brave film, very well made, with complicated themes that aren't overdone for the sake of melodrama.