The Wound
20171h 28mNo ratings yet
- Drama
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.
Keywords
- homophobia
- lgbt
- gay interest
- south africa
- in the closet
- masculinity
- traditional culture
- circumcision
- initiation
- african customs
- south african
- rite of passage
- banned
- circumcision ritual
- xhosa
- traditional leader
- eastern cape
- lgbt in africa
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 19, 2017
- Original language
- Xhosa
- Spoken languages
- AFRIKAANS, english, xhosa
- Countries
- South Africa, Germany, France, Netherlands
- Production
- ZDF,ZDF/Arte,OAK Motion Pictures,Sampek Productions,Deuxieme Ligne Films,Riva Film,Edition Salzgeber,Urucu Media,Cool Take Pictures,Figjam Entertainment,Deuxième Ligne Films,Riva Film, ZDF/Arte, Sampek Productions, OAK Motion Pictures, Urucu Media, Cool Take Pictures, Deuxième Ligne Films, Figjam Entertainment, Edition Salzgeber, ZDF
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- $142,684
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- tt6333070