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Brimming with sex and violence, John Trengove’s award-winning debut feature is an exploration of tradition and sexuality set amid South Africa’s Xhosa culture. Every year, the tribe’s young men are brought to the mountains of the Eastern Cape to participate in an ancient coming-of-age ritual. Xolani, a quiet and sensitive factory worker (played by openly gay musician Nakhane Touré), is assigned to guide Kwanda, a city boy from Johannesburg sent by his father to be toughened up, through this rite of passage. As Kwanda defiantly negotiates his queer identity within this macho environment, he quickly recognizes the nature of Xolani’s relationship with fellow guide Vija. The three men commence a dangerous dance with each other and their own desires and, soon, the threat of exposure elevates the tension to breaking point.

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  23. saw this movie and was loving it at first but the ending made me hate the entire thing (spoiler below)
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    the gay boy was killed. it was organized by the 2 camp counselors he caught naked in the bush to hide their little secret

  38. As a film lover i love the film, it make my hair stand up and i hope the Academy sees that . Direction + production + Acting + Technical work = amazing film . Well done From: Future academy award winning actor

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