Living in South Africa, where this film was shot and after release in local cinemas, banned on demand from a certain section of the public, then rerated to xx18 on appeal, still meant it couldn't be shown in general cinemas. After the matter was taken to court it was rated x18 and approved for viewing in cinemas again.
This obviously created a lot of publicity and because the movie dealt with initiation and circumcision, a custom among the indigenous population in secret camps, little was known about this practice. I went to see it for this reason.
What a disappointment! A poor production, bad acting with nothing of substance. No wonder this movie got nowhere at overseas film festivals where it was first shown. Perhaps it was meant to be an art film, but that theme failed as well.
Go and see it at your own peril and decide for yourself.
This obviously created a lot of publicity and because the movie dealt with initiation and circumcision, a custom among the indigenous population in secret camps, little was known about this practice. I went to see it for this reason.
What a disappointment! A poor production, bad acting with nothing of substance. No wonder this movie got nowhere at overseas film festivals where it was first shown. Perhaps it was meant to be an art film, but that theme failed as well.
Go and see it at your own peril and decide for yourself.