Sew the Winter to My Skin (2018)

Directed by

Jahmil X.T. Qubeka

Genre

adventure, action

Country

South Africa

Runtime

2h 12m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A black South African rebel evades the authorities during apartheid. He becomes a folk hero to the oppressed while the law closes in.

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What happens

Sew the Winter to My Skin is a 2018 South African action film directed by Jahmil X.T. Qubeka. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but was ultimately not nominated. The title is not a borrowed phrase, it was created for the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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