The Wound
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- Regie
- John Trengove
- Drehbuch
- John Trengove, Thando Mgqolozana, Malusi Bengu
- Hauptdarsteller
- Nakhane, Bongile Mantsai, Niza Jay Ncoyini
- Genre
- Drama
Handlung
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.
- Genre
- Drama
- Studios
- Riva Film, ZDF/Arte, Sampek Productions, OAK Motion Pictures
- Released
- 2017
- Sprachen
- Xhosa
- Länder
- South Africa· Germany· France· Netherlands
Nakhane
Xolani
Bongile Mantsai
Vija
Niza Jay Ncoyini
Kwanda
Thobani Mseleni
Babalo
Gabriel Mini
Khwalo
Zwelakhe Mtsaka
Elder 1
Menzeleli Majola
Elder 2
Gamelihle Bovana
Sicelo
Halalisani Bradley Cebekhulu
Lukas
Inga Qwede
Ncedo
Sibabalwe Ngqayana
Zuko
Siphosethu Ngcetane
Nkosi
Luyanda L. Vunqo
Dompas
Thando Mhlontlo
Ninja
Anga Ntsepe
Lesego
Hellman Hlomuka
Vija's Initiate
Loyiso 'Lloyd' Ngqayana
Vija's Initiate
Zimi Banisi
Vija's Initiate
Luxolo Ngqunge
Caregiver
Refiloe Ramatlapeng
Caregiver
Bewertungen
1 Rezension
"Xolani" or just "X" (Nakhane) left his Xhosa tribe to find work in the city, but has now returned as a "caregiver" to help the young men prepare for their impending initiation into manhood. This essentially involves being covered in a white paint and preparing for a circumcision that was as likely to lead to terminal infection as to anything else. He reunites with his married friend "Vija" (Bongile Mantsai) and we quickly discover that's their is an unconventional friendship - and one that is best kept under wraps. That proves much more difficult when one of his initiates - "Kwanda" (Niza Jay) cottons on and it's clear that he can, and will, cause trouble. What follows is a poignantly told story of two men treading on eggshells. They must reconcile their own feelings with their responsibilities to their families, community and culture, and as events begin to spiral out of control it falls to "X" to make some very difficult choices and take some equally drastic action. There isn't loads of dialogue here, the photography and the simplicity of the surroundings do most of the heavy lifting as we observe their drama unfolding against a backdrop of attitudes that can make you wince at times. On the face of it, you could make some value judgments about "Kwanda" but when the context of their societal values is presented to us, that's not quite so simple as us Westerners might expect. This has a very natural feel to it, the characters seem plausible and they do engage. It's worth ninety minutes, for sure.
Bewertung
6.3
Votes
62
Popularity
1
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