Summary
Eastern Cape, South Africa. A lonely factory worker, Xolani, takes time off his job to assist during an annual Xhosa circumcision initiation into manhood.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+18)
Critics 86Audiences 68GoodWatch 76
Tomatometer91%
Metascore80
Letterboxd · 4 K ratings3.6/5
IMDb6.8
Audience score67%
User score6.4
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −21 min on the typical 109
typical 10988Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 32 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
+22Released
2017
April 19, 2017
9 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Xhosa
Original language
Also spoken
AfrikaansEnglishMade in
South Africa- Germany
France
Netherlands
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 1 more24 people
- NakhaneXolani
- Bongile MantsaiVija
- Niza Jay NcoyiniKwanda
- TMThobani MseleniBabalo
- Gabriel MiniKhwalo
- ZMZwelakhe MtsakaElder 1
- MMMenzeleli MajolaElder 2
- GBGamelihle BovanaSicelo
- HBHalalisani Bradley CebekhuluLukas
- IQInga QwedeNcedo
- SNSibabalwe NgqayanaZuko
- SNSiphosethu NgcetaneNkosi
- LLLuyanda L. VunqoDompas
- TMThando MhlontloNinja
- ANAnga NtsepeLesego
- HHHellman HlomukaVija's Initiate
- L'Loyiso 'Lloyd' NgqayanaVija's Initiate
- ZBZimi BanisiVija's Initiate
- LNLuxolo NgqungeCaregiver
- RRRefiloe RamatlapengCaregiver
- MBMonde BambeloCaregiver
- JBJan BloxhamWhite Farmer
- CSCaswell Sabelo MabonaCommunity Man
- MDMpho DiamondCommunity Man
Directing · 2
- John Trengove Director, Writer
- Francois Coetzee First Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- Thando Mgqolozana Writer
- Malusi Bengu Writer
- Anette Unger Creative Producer
- Tessa Jubber Other
Production · 11
- Elias Ribeiro Producer
- Cait Pansegrouw Producer, Casting
- Marie Dubas Co-Producer
- Trent Co-Producer
- Eric Lagesse Co-Producer
- Michael Eckelt Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Paul Ozgur Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Matthew Swanepoel Editor
Sound · 3
- João Orecchia Music
- Barry Donnelly Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Matthew James Sound
Art · 2
- Bobby Cardoso Production Design
- Solly Sithole Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Lehasa Molloyi Costume Design
- Smartie Olifant Makeup Artist
- Mthokozisi Puzi Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
- Marco Dutra Thanks
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