For this week’s pick – we have ‘Inxeba (The Wound)’ as our movie of the week.
Another controversial local production that most people have been talking about, and finally we get to see this film in cinema.
Brimming with sex and violence, Inxeba (The Wound) is an exploration of tradition and sexuality set amid South Africa’s Xhosa culture.
Every year, the tribe’s young men are brought to the mountains of the Eastern Cape to participate in an ancient coming-of-age ritual. Xolani, a quiet and sensitive factory worker (played by openly gay musician Nakhane Touré), is assigned to guide Kwanda, a city boy from Johannesburg sent by his father to be toughened up, through this rite of passage into manhood. As Kwanda defiantly negotiates his queer identity within this masculine environment, he quickly recognizes the nature of Xolani’s relationship with fellow guide Vija.
The three men commence a dangerous dance with each other and their own desires and, soon, the threat of exposure elevates the tension to breaking point. Inxeba (The Wound) had its world premiere at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, was the opening night selection of Berlinale Panorama, and won Outstanding First Feature at Frameline in San Francisco.
Finally, if you have been anticipating to watch this film, you will be able to at Ster-Kinekor cinemas, releasing on 02 February.
Here is a trailer to get you started :
Starring: Nakhane Touré, Bongile Mantsai, Niza Jay
Genre: Art House & International, Drama
Directed By: John Trengove
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