The Wound

A closeted South African Xhosa man named Xolani (Nakhane Touré) returns home to mentor a westernized teen named Kwanda (Niza Jay Ncoyini) during a traditional rite of passage, which includes a ritual circumcision in the woods. Xolani feels pressured to prove his own masculinity as the ritual proceeds, while his secret relationship with his childhood friend Vija (Bongile Mantsai) is soon put in jeopardy. Directed by John Trengove., Award-winning South African drama about a pampered city boy sent up into the mountains to take part in a traditional initiation ritual. Foreign language with subtitles. (2017)(85 mins), A closeted South African Xhosa man named Xolani returns home to mentor a teenager during a traditional rite of passage, which includes a ritual circumcision in the woods. Xolani feels pressured to prove his own masculinity as the ritual proceeds, while his secret relationship with his childhood friend Vija is soon put in jeopardy., In this enthralling drama, a closeted South African Xhosa man named Xolani returns home to mentor a teenager during a traditional rite of passage, which includes a ritual circumcision in the woods. Xolani feels pressured to prove his own masculinity as the ritual proceeds, while his secret relationship with his childhood friend Vija is soon put in jeopardy.