The Goat

The Goat

Release date : January 1, 2014
Runtime : 12m
Countries of origin : South Africa /
Original Language : Xhosa /
Director : John Trengove /
Writers : John Trengove /
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January 1, 2014 12m South Africa Drama Xhosa More
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Ukwaluka is an ancient circumcision ritual for young men still widely practiced by the Xhosa in South Africa. It marks the transition from youth to manhood. A boy who has just undergone circumcision sits in semi-darkness in a simple hut on a hill, far away from the village, as prescribed by the initiation ritual. He is covered from head to toe with a paint made from clay which makes him look as white as a goat. This should be a period of healing, but he is cold and in pain. His grandfather, who is supposed to induct him into his new life, has not yet appeared. According to the belief system of the Xhosa, Ukwaluka also purges the boy from homosexual desires, for which there is no place in the world of adults.
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  • title:The Goat
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 2014
  • Runtime:12m
  • Genres: Drama ·
  • Countries of origin: South Africa ·
  • Original Language: Xhosa ·
  • Director: John Trengove /
  • Writers: John Trengove ·
  • Production companies:
  • Overview:Ukwaluka is an ancient circumcision ritual for young men still widely practiced by the Xhosa in South Africa. It marks the transition from youth to manhood. A boy who has just undergone circumcision sits in semi-darkness in a simple hut on a hill, far away from the village, as prescribed by the initiation ritual. He is covered from head to toe with a paint made from clay which makes him look as white as a goat. This should be a period of healing, but he is cold and in pain. His grandfather, who is supposed to induct him into his new life, has not yet appeared. According to the belief system of the Xhosa, Ukwaluka also purges the boy from homosexual desires, for which there is no place in the world of adults.
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