The Wound (2017 film)

The Wound
Film poster
XhosaInxeba
Directed byJohn Trengove
Written byJohn Trengove
Thando Mgqolozana
Malusi Bengu
Produced byElias Ribeiro
Cait Pansegrouw
StarringNakhane
CinematographyPaul Ozgur
Edited byMatthew Swanepoel
Music byJoão Orecchia
Release date
  • 22 January 2017 (2017-01-22) (Sundance)
Running time
88 minutes
CountriesSouth Africa
France
Germany
LanguageXhosa
Box office$30,678 (USA) R598,571 (ZA)

The Wound (Xhosa: Inxeba Xhosa pronunciation: [íŋǁeːɓa]) is a 2017 South African drama film directed by John Trengove. It was screened in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and the Panorama section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. The film opened the Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival 2017. It was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, making the December shortlist.