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The Wound

Inxeba (The Wound)

2017

John Trengove

Nakhane Touré, Bongile Mantsai, Niza Jay Ncoyini, Thobani Mseleni ...

6.2

657

Drama Xolani, a lonely factory worker, travels to the rural mountains with the men of his community to initiate a group of teenage boys into manhood. When a defiant initiate from the city discovers his best-kept secret, Xolani's entire existence begins to unravel.

	Author	Review
United States	Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter	"Intense and provocative (...) Trengove builds a sense of dread among the three central characters"	POS
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"John Trengove's hard-edged but beautifully wrought study of clashing Xhosa models of masculinity will be an eye-opener to outsiders - and some South Africans too."	POS
United States	CNN	"A gripping study of inter-generational attitudes towards homosexuality"	POS
United Kingdom	Allan Hunter Screendaily	"One of the film’s strengths is the quality of the characters (...) The tensions and clashes between the trio create a degree of tension."	POS
United States	Nick Allen rogerebert.com	"It provides a unique perspective (...) The three leads all give solid performances (...) 'The Wound' suffers from a story that is best when observing, but lacks revelations within its own fiction."	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It is an intimate and boldly transgressive drama (...) Touré’s performance has a kind of pointed introspection (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Geoffrey Macnab The Independent	"Sensitive and insightful (...) 'The Wound' is fascinating in its insights into Xhosa culture (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Keith Watson Slant	"It settles into a familiar coming-of-age trajectory, but it’s always enlivened by John Trengove’s intimate, inquiring eye (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	POS

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