The Wound
1080p
88 min
2017
Published on, 1 year ago
The Wound
1080p
88 min
2017
Published on, 1 year ago
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.
homophobia
circumcision
south africa
gay interest
in the closet
initiation
rite of passage
masculinity
banned
african customs
circumcision ritual
traditional leader
traditional culture
eastern cape
