The Wound | |
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Xhosa | Inxeba |
Directed by | John Trengove |
Written by | John Trengove Thando Mgqolozana Malusi Bengu |
Produced by | Elias Ribeiro Cait Pansegrouw |
Starring | Nakhane |
Cinematography | Paul Ozgur |
Edited by | Matthew Swanepoel |
Music by | João Orecchia |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Countries | South Africa France Germany[1] |
Language | Xhosa |
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]