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<\/p>\nNakhane, star of South African film \u2018Inxeba\u2019 (\u2018The Wound\u2019) has won the FIRPRESCI prize for best actor in a foreign language film at the 29th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF), in California. The prize was awarded by a jury of international film critics. This latest accolade represents the 19th award of excellence that the film has won at festivals around the globe.<\/p>\n
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\u2018Inxeba\u2019 premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017. It tells the story of Xolani, a lonely factory worker, who joins the men of his community in the mountains of the Eastern Cape to initiate a group of teenage boys into manhood. \u00a0When a defiant initiate from the city discovers Xolani\u2019s best-kept secret, a closeted love affair, his entire existence begins to unravel.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn addition to curating the best in international cinema, PSIFF has come to be known as the first stop on the road to the Academy Awards \u00ae, and is focused on encouraging new filmmaking talent,\u201d says Helen Kuun, MD of Indigenous Film Distribution, which is distributing \u2018Inxeba\u2019 in South Africa. \u201cThe film has been a festival favourite around the world and is among the nine titles shortlisted for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar \u00ae this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
The nominees for the Oscar \u00ae will be announced on 23 January, a couple of weeks after the nomination voting by the Academy members has closed and the finalists for the awards have been verified. AwardsWatch, which tracks and predicts the nominees and winners of the Oscar\u00ae, has given \u2018Inxeba\u2019 an 80% chance of winning the Foreign Language Film race.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe response from across the globe has been exceptional,\u201d say producers Cait Pansegrouw and Elias Ribeiro of Urucu Media. \u201cWe are extremely excited about the future of this film, and what it signals for the South African industry. Most of all, we are thrilled to be able to share it with audiences at home from the 2nd of February!\u201d<\/p>\n
Los Angeles Times said the cast is \u201cremarkable\u201d, describing \u201cNakhane\u2019s quiet intensity like a flame in fear of being extinguished, while [co-star Bongile] Mantsai\u2019s textured portrayal of a closeted man with a protective coating of alpha bullying creates a through line of emotional suspense.\u201d<\/p>\n
RogertEbert.com described John Trengove\u2019s direction as \u201cstrong and sure\u201d, characterising \u2018The Wound\u2019 as \u201ca film that deals with issues of masculinity, sexuality and community that will strike universal chords with viewers of all stripes, regardless of where they are from or where their beliefs may lie.\u201d<\/p>\n
The New York Times said, “[Trengove’s] direction is perfectly judged up to and including the shudder-inducing ending.”<\/p>\n
Commenting on Nakhane, ScreenAnarchy.com noted that \u201cThis film would be worth watching for Nakhane\u2019s performance alone, but it cannot be emphasized enough how good \u2018The Wound\u2019 is as a whole.\u201d Commenting on the film itself, reviewer Stuart Muller said, \u201cOriginality alone can count for a lot on the silver screen, but when originality sincerely serves the soul of a story the result is inevitably something quite profound. \u2018The Wound\u2019 stands as a masterpiece of modern South African filmmaking, and an essential contribution to the social struggle for life and love for all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Australian film review site Switch had this to say about the film: \u201cWith a well-considered concept, \u2018The Wound\u2019 is a great look at how tradition and modernity are coming to head. It\u2019s not a criticism in any way, nor does it strive to provide a solution to the problem. Rather, the film is about holding up a mirror to the problem, and leaving the audience to evaluate the best answer.\u201d<\/p>\n
At the BFI Festival in London, where the film won the Sutherland Award\u2019 recognising the director of the most original and imaginative first feature in the festival, \u2018The Wound\u2019 was described by the prize jury as a \u201cdynamic and inimitable coming-of-age story that takes a heart-breaking look at masculinity and sexuality.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018Inxeba\u2019 is releasing in cinemas in South Africa on 2 February 2018.<\/p>\n
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