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Inxeba

Inxeba (2017)

Drama | 88 minutes
3,08 19 votes
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Genre: Drama

Duration: 88 minuten

Alternative title: The Wound

Country: South Africa / Germany / Netherlands / France

Directed by: John Trengove

Stars: Nakhane Touré, Bongile Mantsai and Niza Jay Ncoyini

IMDb score: 6,8 (2.225)

Releasedate: 19 April 2017

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Inxeba plot

The story is set in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Xolani, a lonely factory worker, travels to the rural mountains with the men of his community to initiate a group of teenage boys into adulthood. This happens in a remote camp where no women are allowed. There they undergo a circumcision. When a challenging individual from the city discovers Xolani's best kept secret, the latter's entire existence begins to unravel. Xolani is in love with another man.

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Vija

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Thobani Mseleni Thobani Mseleni

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Gamelihle Bovana Gamelihle Bovana

Initiate

Halalisani Bradley Cebekhulu Halalisani Bradley Cebekhulu

Initiate

Inga Qwede Inga Qwede

Initiate

Sibabalwe Ngqayana Sibabalwe Ngqayana

Initiate

Siphosethu Ngcetane Siphosethu Ngcetane

Initiate

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mrklm

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27 June 2025 at 09:07

Controversial, but award-winning (also in its native South Africa) drama about a factory worker [Nakhane Touré] who joins Vija [Bongile Mantsai] as a mentor to boys undergoing a coming-of-age ritual in a remote location. But the traditional meaning of masculinity is challenged by the relationship that develops between Xolani and Kwandi [Niza Jay Ncoyino], one of the initiates. A self-proclaimed 'Queer Film' set in a culture where heterosexuality is the norm. Trengove's refusal to take a moral stand on culture, the rite of passage and homosexuality lends extra power to this as remarkable as it is compelling romantic drama.

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