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The Wound poster
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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 71.6 / 100
2017·Drama / Romance·1h 28m

THE WOUND

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.

Above the Line
John Trengove·DirectorThando Mgqolozana·WriterMalusi Bengu·WriterPaul Ozgur·Director of PhotographyJoão Orecchia·MusicMatthew Swanepoel·Editor
Cast
Nakhane·XolaniBongile Mantsai·VijaNiza Jay Ncoyini·KwandaThobani Mseleni·BabaloGabriel Mini·KhwaloZwelakhe Mtsaka·Elder 1Menzeleli Majola·Elder 2Gamelihle Bovana·SiceloHalalisani Bradley Cebekhulu·LukasInga Qwede·Ncedo
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 2
John Trengove·DirectorFrancois Coetzee·First Assistant Director
Writing· 5
Thando Mgqolozana·WriterMalusi Bengu·WriterJohn Trengove·WriterTessa Jubber·OtherAnette Unger·Creative Producer
Camera· 1
Paul Ozgur·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Matthew Swanepoel·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
João Orecchia·MusicBarry Donnelly·Sound Re-Recording MixerMatthew James·Sound
Art & Design· 5
Bobby Cardoso·Production DesignSolly Sithole·Production DesignLehasa Molloyi·Costume DesignSmartie Olifant·Makeup ArtistMthokozisi Puzi·Makeup Artist
Production· 12
Cait Pansegrouw·ProducerElias Ribeiro·ProducerOlaf Grunert·Co-ProducerMarie Dubas·Co-ProducerMichael Eckelt·Co-ProducerBianca Isaac·Co-ProducerBjörn Koll·Co-ProducerEric Lagesse·Co-ProducerTrent·Co-ProducerClaudia Tronnier·Co-ProducerBatana Vundla·Co-ProducerCait Pansegrouw·Casting
Other Departments· 1
Marco Dutra·Thanks
By the Numbers
71.6
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$143K
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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