Production - ENGLISH - Social issues - 90 minutes
Year of production : 2016 Director(s) : John TRENGOVE
Kwanda, an affluent and urbanized teenager, returns to his father’s rural village to be circumcised during Ukwalukan, an age-old Xhosa initiation ritual that marks a young man’s passage into manhood. During the painful healing process, Kwanda is ostracized by the other initiates, but finds support from Xolani, a closeted young caregiver from the village. Vitcha, a volatile young rural man, grows suspicious of the special bond between Xolani and Kwanda and acts out a series of increasingly dangerous and violent power games within the group of initiates. When Kwanda finally discovers the reason for Vitcha’s cruelty, a secret relationship between Xolani and Vitcha, a tragic chain of events are set in motion.
Country(ies) : SOUTH AFRICA
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