The Wound fingerprintStrong craft, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, society, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters and performances
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Wound is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and cathartic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, society, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, society, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout characters and performances
The characters and performances stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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The Wound is included with a subscription to Kino Film Collection in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75/100 (IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, and Metacritic 80). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: sexual content, strong language, and violence.
1 h 28 min
The Wound runs 1 h 28 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Wound higher (86) than audiences (66). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Xhosa, with some Afrikaans, English. Produced in South Africa, Germany, France, Netherlands.
+38GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Wound in 52 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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