Eastern Cape, South Africa. A lonely factory worker, Xolani, takes time off his job to assist during an annual Xhosa circumcision initiation into manhood. In a remote mountain camp that is off limits to women, young men, painted in white ochre, recuperate as they learn the masculine codes of their culture. In this environment of machismo and aggression, Xolani cares for a defiant initiate from Johannesburg, Kwanda, who quickly learns Xolani's best kept secret, that he is in love with another man.
as Xolani
as Vija
as Kwanda
as Babalo
as Khwalo
as Elder 1
as Elder 2
as Sicelo
as Lukas
as Ncedo
as Zuko
as Nkosi
as Dompas
as Ninja
as Lesego
as Vija's Initiate
as Vija's Initiate
as Vija's Initiate
as Caregiver
as Caregiver
as Caregiver
as White Farmer
as Community Man
as Community Man
