The Wound (2017 film)

The Wound
Film poster
XhosaInxeba
Directed byJohn Trengove
Written byJohn Trengove
Thando Mgqolozana
Malusi Bengu
Produced byElias Ribeiro
Cait Pansegrouw
StarringNakhane
CinematographyPaul Ozgur
Edited byMatthew Swanepoel
Music byJoão Orecchia
Release date
  • 22 January 2017 (2017-01-22) (Sundance)
Running time
88 minutes
CountriesSouth Africa
France
Germany[1]
LanguageXhosa
Box office$30,678 (USA)[2][3] R598,571 (ZA)[4]

The Wound (Xhosa: Inxeba[5] Xhosa pronunciation: [íŋǁeːɓa]) is a 2017 South African drama film directed by John Trengove.[6] It was screened in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival[7] and the Panorama section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.[8] The film opened the Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival 2017.[9] It was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards,[10][11] making the December shortlist.[12]

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  4. ^ O'Reilly, Athena; Madibogo, Julia (8 February 2018). "Inxeba cast members moved to safe house amidst security threats". The Sowetan. Tiso Blackstar Group. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  5. ^ Tjiya, Emmanuel (30 January 2018). "'Inxeba' (The Wound) film review". The Sowetan. Tiso Blackstar Group. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  6. ^ "The Wound". TFL Extended. TorinoFilmLab. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  7. ^ Erbland, Kate (30 November 2016). "Sundance 2017 Announces Competition and NEXT Lineups, Including Returning Favorites and Major Contenders". IndieWire. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  8. ^ Press Office (20 December 2016). "Berlinale Panorama 2017: The Wound Selected to Open Panorama's Main Programme / Focus on "Black Worlds" and "Europa Europa"". Berlin International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  9. ^ "The Wound". TLVFest. Tel Aviv Cinematheque. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  10. ^ Blignaut, Charl (1 October 2017). "Xhosa initiation film Inxeba (The Wound) selected as South Africa's Oscars bid". Channel24. News24. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  11. ^ Vourlias, Christopher (1 October 2017). "South Africa Enters 'The Wound' in Foreign-Language Oscar Race". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  12. ^ Pond, Steve (14 December 2017). "Oscars Foreign Language Shortlist Includes 'The Square,' 'A Fantastic Woman'". TheWrap. Retrieved 14 December 2017.