The Wound (2017)

Original title

Inxeba

Directed by

John Trengove

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

South Africa, Germany, France

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

16

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 62 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A factory worker returns to his rural Xhosa community to take part in a traditional initiation ceremony. There he confronts his own hidden desires and the rigid expectations of masculinity.

intimatetensemelancholicrawclaustrophobicbroodingvisceralemotionally charged

What happens

The Wound (Xhosa: Inxeba Xhosa pronunciation: [íŋǁeːɓa]) is a 2017 South African drama film directed by John Trengove. It was screened in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and the Panorama section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. The film opened the Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival 2017. It was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, making the December shortlist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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