2017
Unrated
Kino Lorber
1 h 28 m

2017
Unrated
Kino Lorber
1 h 28 m

Summary 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 (Nakhane Touré), is assigned to guide Kwanda, a city boy from Joha...

Directed By: John Trengove

Written By: Thando Mgqolozana, Malusi Bengu, Batana Vundla, John Trengove

2017
Unrated
Kino Lorber
1 h 28 m

2017
Unrated
Kino Lorber
1 h 28 m

The Wound

Name: The Wound
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2017-08-16
Duration: 1 min 28 s
Rating: 80
Cast: Nakhane, Bongile Mantsai, Niza Jay, Thobani Mseleni, Gabriel Mini

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings

6.4

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Directed By: John Trengove

Written By: Thando Mgqolozana, Malusi Bengu, Batana Vundla, John Trengove

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The New York Times

Aug 15, 2017

Mr. Trengove shoots the film in intimate wide-screen, getting in close to the performers as their characters tamp down explosive feelings, often letting the spectacular landscapes behind them break down into soft-focus abstractions. His direction is perfectly judged up to and including the shudder-inducing ending.

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RogerEbert.com

Aug 17, 2017

The result is a dark and stirring variation on the standard coming-of-age narrative that, much like its central characters, does not follow the path one might expect.

By Peter Sobczynski FULL REVIEW

Time Out

May 8, 2018

It’s a strange mix: the posturing of the younger boys is funny, but behind their literal dick measuring is the threat of violence.

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Variety

Mar 13, 2017

The Wound is rich in such small, observational details.

By Guy Lodge FULL REVIEW

IndieWire

Aug 16, 2017

The plot ends in a place that feels honest and true, but it gets lost in a kind of narrative no-man’s land on its way there.

By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW

Paste Magazine

Aug 24, 2017

Against the backdrop of a coming-of-age ritual, The Wound finds its greatest insights in contrasts between tradition and modernity.

By Daniel Schindel FULL REVIEW

TheWrap

Aug 15, 2017

The writing in The Wound can be conventional and overly explanatory, but this doesn’t matter because the subject is so fresh.

By Dan Callahan FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings

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Production Company Urucu Media, Riva Filmproduktion, Das kleine Fernsehspiel (ZDF), ZDF/Arte, OAK Motion Pictures, Cool Take Pictures, Deuxieme Ligne Films, Sampek Productions, Edition Salzgeber, Figjam Entertainment, Pyramide, Department of Trade and Industry of South Africa, Schleswig-Holstein Film Commission, Torino Film Lab, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Audience Design Fund, Hubert Bals Fund, Nederlands Filmfonds, World Cinema Fund

Release Date Aug 16, 2017

Duration 1 h 28 m

Rating Unrated

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Tagline Some stories can't be retold

Website https://www.facebook.com/thewoundthefilm

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Awards

South African Film and Television Awards

• 6 Wins & 8 Nominations

Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival

• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

Durban International Film Festival

• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

The Wound

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Nakhane

Xolani

Bongile Mantsai

Vija

Niza Jay

Kwanda

Thobani Mseleni

Babalo

Gabriel Mini

Khwalo

Zwelakhe Mtsaka

Elder 1

Menzeleli Majola

Elder 2

Gamelihle Bovana

Sicelo

Halalisani Bradley Cebekhulu

Lukas

Inga Qwede

Ncedo

Sibabalwe Ngqayana

Zuko

Siphosethu Ngcetane

Nkosi

Luyanda L. Vonqo

Dompas

Thando Mhlontlo

Ninja

Anga Ntsepe

Lesego

Hellman Hlomuka

Vija's Initiate

Loyiso 'Lloyd' Ngqayana

Vija's Initiate

Zimi Banisi

Vija's Initiate

Luxolo Ngqunge

Caregiver

Refiloe Ramatlapeng

Caregiver

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