The Wound
88 mins
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.
Nakhane
Xolani
Bongile Mantsai
Vija
Niza Jay Ncoyini
Kwanda
Thobani Mseleni
Babalo
Gamelihle Bovana
Initiate
Halalisani Bradley Cebekhulu
Initiate
Inga Qwede
Initiate
Sibabalwe Ngqayana
Initiate
Siphosethu Ngcetane
Initiate
Olaf Grunert
Co-Producer
Paul Ozgur
Director of Photography
Matthew Swanepoel
Editor
Malusi Bengu
Writer
Thando Mgqolozana
Writer
Elias Ribeiro
Producer
Bianca Isaac
Co-Producer
Björn Koll
Co-Producer
Michael Eckelt
Co-Producer
Eric Lagesse
Co-Producer
Batana Vundla
Co-Producer
João Orecchia
Music
Solly Sithole
Production Design
Trent
Co-Producer
Barry Donnelly
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Claudia Tronnier
Co-Producer
Bobby Cardoso
Production Design
Lehasa Molloyi
Costume Design
Smartie Olifant
Makeup Artist
Mthokozisi Puzi
Makeup Artist
Matthew James
Sound