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. The excellent cast and spooky premise of emergence will keep you guessing. His entire existence starts to unravel when a defiant initiate from the city discovers his bestkept secret, a forbidden love. Movie 2005 gay themed full hd trailer nannieelinor47715230. 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. A thought provoking and at times sensual movie set in the tribal culture of rural south africa. This makes it the first south african film available on the. The movie shows the xhosa tradition of ulwaluko, it is told from the perspective of a homosexual xhosa man.
The wound to cinemas has been hailed as a victory for freedom of expression. As the movie inxeba the wound stirs anger and inspires protest, south africans question whether this rage, projected towards a film, is actually about protecting cultural values or whether a. 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. Johannesburg inxeba the wound has been unbanned by a pretoria high court order and will be back on mainstream cinema screens again from friday, 9 march. Xhosa initiation film inxeba the wound selected as south. Inxeba 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. The movie inxeba the wound has spent the last year winning awards across the globe and stirring debate over its portrayal of a sacred xhosa coming of age ritual. Controversial xhosa initiation film inxeba is not about.
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. Dont open your eyes free full movie horror l suspense duration. Learn about sessions, series, and when to use them. The wound the 2017 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Initiation has been used by the writers of the movie as the context within which to explore these prejudices. For anyone who read this, please dont watch the film. While travelling to the mountains with a group of young initiates, xolanis life is turned upside down when his forbidden love is discovered. Inxeba original title unrated 1h 28min drama, romance 19 april 2017 france 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. Creators of the movie were granted an order in the north gauteng high court in.
T he wound of the title has a number of metaphorical applications, mostly to do with the agony involved in suppressing the truth about your sexuality, and also in revealing it. After watching the inxeba movie, my impression is that it has less to do with ulwalukokoma initiation, and more to do with homosexuality and the prejudices generally suffered by gay men. A scene from the south african movie inxeba the wound, which is described as being a love story involving two men. Publication board fpb saw inxebas viewing license raised. Download movie torrent for free inxeba 2017 crowdcast. Brimming with sex and violence, the wound is an exploration of tradition and sexuality set amid south africa s xhosa culture. This is trailer the wound inxeba by xenixfilm on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. When a defiant initiate from the city discovers his best kept secret, xolanis entire existence begins to unravel. Toure shines as the repressed xolani in a film that refuses to deal with the purely superficial. Providing workouts and education that leads to holistic fitness, health, and well being. John trengove inxeba aka the wound 2017 in 20112020, drama, john trengove, queer cinemas, south africa january 27, 2018 0 11,180 views. Brimming with sex and violence, this film is an exploration of tradition and sexuality set amid south africas xhosa culture.
The creators of inxebathe wound always knew the film would be controversial. Critcallyacclaimed isixhosa film, inxeba the wound tackles tradition, sexuality, masculinity, and what it means to be an outsider. Inxeba to return to cinemas on friday following court. Beautifully shot and acted, this compelling drama is a south african cinema gem. Inxeba sex scenes like any other movie on circuit there is no movie that has to be banned that can equate to inxeba, because inxeba is not porn it is a movie. Controversial xhosa initiation film inxeba is not about secrets, but love. The wound 2017 full movie free download torrent hd 1080p x264 webdl dd5. In the headlines the wound is a beautiful story about gay love in the face of cultural traditions. The movie is shot in a way that all scenes featuring what i imagine to be actual initiation rites are presented tastefully. South africas submission to the foreign language film award of the 90th annual. Inxeba is a 2017 south african drama film directed by john trengove.
Inxeba the wound just became the first south african. Inxeba the wound, the movie telling the story of masculinity and manhood, is now streaming on netflix, huffpost south africa reports. It was screened in the world cinema dramatic competition at the. Inxeba 2017 xolani joins the other men of his community on a journey to the mountains to initiate a group of teenagers into manhood. The film opened the tel aviv international lgbt film festival 2017. It shows the journey to manhood, and documents the ins and outs of the initiation process. Mkhulu full movie and stand up comedy 2017 duration. 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. John trengoves directorial debut inxeba the wound is the most audacious and visually stunning not forgetting vividly provocative film to.
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