The Wound - 2017

The Wound 2017 Directed by John Trengove Inxeba

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.

Country South Africa

Production Countries France , Germany , Netherlands , South Africa

Language Xhosa

Spoken Languages Afrikaans , English , Xhosa

Gnere Drama

Production Companies ZDF , ZDF/Arte , Riva Film , Deuxième Ligne Films , OAK Motion Pictures , Sampek Productions , Urucu Media , Figjam Entertainment , Edition Salzgeber , Cool Take Pictures

Revenue $142,684

Release Date 19 April 2017

88 mins