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Sew the Winter to My Skin
Sew the Winter to My Skin

Rate:

7.2

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The Synopsis:

Set in South Africa's rural Great-Karoo region in the 1950s, this epic existential-adventure film chronicles the exploits of the outlaw John Kepe and the various individuals his escapades affected. This Robin-Hoodesque figure would steal primarily livestock from the white settler farmers, terrorizing them for over a decade. Led by the hardliner General Botha, a mammoth manhunt ensues in the very mountain where Kepe was rumored to occupy a Noah's Ark like cave. This spectacle ingratiated Kepe in the hearts of the marginalized indigenous-population, who turn Kepe's miscreant deeds into the stuff of legend, making him a threat to the very fabric of the colonial society. Sew the Winter to my Skin is a thrilling, operatic ride into the heart of Pre-Apartheid South Africa and is a visceral exploration of the effects of the colonial displacement that sewed the seeds for one of the most viciously racist, political regimes in history.

The Cast:

  • Ezra Mabengeza
  • Peter Kurth
  • Kandyse McClure
  • David James
  • Dave Walpole
  • Antoinette Louw
  • Bok van Blerk
  • Bongile Mantsai
  • Brenda Ngxoli
  • Zolisa Xaluva
  • Nomhlé Nkyonyeni
  • Carlo Radebe
  • Mandisa Nduna
  • Gabriel Fredericks

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