THE WOUND
synopsis
Xolani, a lonely factory worker, joins the men of his community in the mountains of the Eastern Cape 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.
| international title: | The Wound |
| original title: | The Wound |
| country: | South Africa, Germany, Netherlands, France |
| sales agent: | Pyramide International |
| year: | 2017 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | John Trengove |
| film run: | 88' |
| release date: | FR 19/04/2017, DE 14/09/2017, PL 27/10/2017, NO 23/02/2018, NL 1/03/2018, UK 27/04/2018 |
| screenplay: | John Trengove, Malusi Bengu, Thando Mgqolozana |
| cast: | Nakhane Touré, Bongile Mantsai, Niza Jay Ncoyini |
| cinematography by: | Paul Özgür |
| film editing: | Matthew Swanepoel |
| costumes designer: | Lehasa Molloyi |
| music: | João Orecchia |
| production: | Riva Filmproduktion, Oak Motion Pictures, Pyramide Productions, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Deuxième Ligne Films, Sampek Productions, Salzgeber & Co. Medien GmbH, Urucu Media [ZA], Figjam Entertainment [ZA], Cool Take Pictures [ZA] |
| distributor: | Pyramide Distribution, Surtsey Films, Peccadillo Pictures |
