The Wound
19/04/2017
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.
Movie Information
Nakhane
as Xolani
Bongile Mantsai
as Vija
Niza Jay Ncoyini
as Kwanda
Thobani Mseleni
as Babalo
Gabriel Mini
as Khwalo
Zwelakhe Mtsaka
as Elder 1
Menzeleli Majola
as Elder 2
Gamelihle Bovana
as Sicelo
Halalisani Bradley Cebekhulu
as Lukas
Inga Qwede
as Ncedo
Sibabalwe Ngqayana
as Zuko
Siphosethu Ngcetane
as Nkosi
Luyanda L. Vunqo
as Dompas
Thando Mhlontlo
as Ninja
Anga Ntsepe
as Lesego
Hellman Hlomuka
as Vija's Initiate
Loyiso 'Lloyd' Ngqayana
as Vija's Initiate
Zimi Banisi
as Vija's Initiate
Luxolo Ngqunge
as Caregiver
Refiloe Ramatlapeng
as Caregiver
Monde Bambelo
as Caregiver
Jan Bloxham
as White Farmer
Caswell Sabelo Mabona
as Community Man
Mpho Diamond
as Community Man
