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.
Cast
Nakhane
as Xolani
Bongile Mantsai
as Vija
Niza Jay Ncoyini
as Kwanda
Thobani Mseleni
as Babalo
Gabriel Mini
as Khwalo
Zwelakhe Mtsaka
as Elder 1
Menzeleli Majola
as Elder 2
Gamelihle Bovana
as Sicelo
Halalisani Bradley Cebekhulu
as Lukas
Inga Qwede
as Ncedo
