“The Wound” is a conscientious first feature from South African director John Trengove that is based around a male initiation ritual in the Xhosa culture called “ukwaluka,” which begins with ...

A longstanding manhood ritual reveals some sobering, unintended truths in the South African drama “The Wound” from director John Trengove. Issues of sexuality, generational divide, class and ...

If “Moonlight” had been about male circumcision in South Africa, it might look a lot like “The Wound.” Like Barry Jenkins’ hit film, the official South African submission to the Foreign Language Oscar ...

Naked, covered in white clay mud, and with his penis wrapped in leaves, Abongile Maqegu, 20, sits in a hut in South Africa recovering from his circumcision—a traditional ritual that can prove fatal.

South African 17-year-old Sinoyolo was looking forward to becoming a “man” this year. His uncle had made arrangements for him to travel to the mountains overlooking the South African city of Port ...

A longstanding manhood ritual reveals some sobering, unintended truths in the South African drama “The Wound” from director John Trengove. Issues of sexuality, generational divide, class and ...