Controversial xhosa initiation film inxeba is not about secrets, but love. On this episode we talk about two award winning, highly acclaimed african films from 2017. John trengove inxeba aka the wound 2017 in 20112020, drama, john trengove, queer cinemas, south africa january 27, 2018 0 11,203 views. Stream in hd download in hd stream in hd download in. This is trailer the wound inxeba by xenixfilm on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The movie was inspired by the director john trengoves. The wound uses its complex, timely story as effective grist for a thoughtprovoking exploration of the human dynamic. Inxeba is essentially an intersectional story about three xhosa men that is told in the setting of the mountains of the eastern cape during a period of the male xhosa initiation, which is referred to as ulwaluko. Inxeba the wound while travelling to the mountains with a group of young initiates, xolanis life is turned upside down when his forbidden love is discovered. Niza jay and nakhane toure in the wound 2017 bongile mantsai and niza jay in the.
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The wound 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This movie inxeba is an appropriation and complete distortion of black peoples cultural tradition of ulwaluko, wrote the founders of the facebook page inxeba the wound. Starting with south african film the wound, discussing the controversy surrounding it, themes of. Following a group of teenage boys as they endure a traditional initiation ceremony to. The muchtalkedabout local film inxeba has made it to netflix, a week after cinema debut. The movie shows the xhosa tradition of ulwaluko, it is told from the perspective of a homosexual xhosa man.
Brutal and yet beautiful at the same time, this is a story of the pressures experienced by men who have to satisfy their sexual preferences discreetly unless they are living in the city and just visiting to be part of the initiation of young men by the knife. While travelling to the mountains with a group of young initiates, xolanis life is turned upside down when his forbidden love is discovered. At first glance, a film like the wound might seem fairly alien from a cultural standpoint to a lot of viewersthe mass circumcision sequence seen and especially heard in the early going will almost certainly horrify the majority of them in ways that infinitely more graphic scenes of carnage in conventional scare films could not even begin to approximate. The film, which focuses an on the exploration of tradition. Inxebathe wound has sparked a lot of conversations that are prompting more publicity than the low budget film could have hoped for, but it has been a painful experience for the producers and. Beautifully shot and acted, this compelling drama is a south african cinema gem.
Controversial xhosa initiation film inxeba is not about. Critcallyacclaimed isixhosa film, inxeba the wound tackles tradition, sexuality, masculinity, and what it means to be an outsider. The wound is a beautiful story about gay love in the face of cultural traditions what happens when traditional beliefs and modern life come into conflict. A traditional rite of passage is the catalyst for exploring conflicting notions of what it means to be a man in the wound. This film has won numerous international awards and was south africas official entry for the oscars, but did not make the shortlist. So many of you have asked if there was a way to completely remove the video thumbnails from. 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. Inxeba the wound official instagram page for inxeba the wound south africas official entry to the academy awards for best foreign language film 2018. Every year, the tribe s young men are brought to the mountains of the eastern cape to participate in an ancient comingofage ritual. Recognised from sundance to taipei as a masterful piece of filmmaking, and leading a new wave of african cinema, its equal parts comingofage story, love story and intense psychological thriller. Xolani joins the other men of his community on a journey to the mountains to initiate a group of teenagers into manhood. John trengoves directorial debut inxeba the wound is the most audacious and visually stunning not forgetting vividly provocative film to come to african cinema in recent memory.
According to african culture, i am one of the people who should not have an opinion on the anger or lack thereof that the controversial film inxeba the wound has fuelled in the last few months. It is interesting that they chose an aspect of african culture that is already under siege by. Inxeba is a 2017 south african drama film directed by john trengove. Latest movie the you can always download the wound 2017 torrent movie in hd every movie fast to your own pc and laptop with rarbg. Xolani, a lonely factory worker, joins the men of his community in the mountains of the eastern cape to. Inxeba see it at cinema on friday 2nd february, 2018. The wound is an absorbing and deeply moving exploration of tradition and sexuality set amid south africa s xhosa culture. But after watching inxeba the wound this week, i realised that none of these people had actually seen the movie. It was screened in the world cinema dramatic competition at the 2017 sundance film festival and the panorama section of the 67th berlin international film festival. The movie has a lot of recurring themes and shows certain problems with the process of. Queer south african film the wound earns praise globally. The wellinformed commentator phil mphela revealed that the film is only streaming in the us, and is not available local viewing. The highly anticipated films screenings in two cinemas in the eastern cape have been suspended due to threats of protests and boycotts.
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