(CNN) "An uncircumcised Xhosa man is a contradiction of in terms, for he is not considered a man at all, but a boy." South Africa's Xhosa community has been less generous to upcoming film "The Wound" ("Inexba"), a critically lauded but publicly divisive feature by director John Trengove. The film has drawn comparisons to "Moonlight" (2016), recent Oscar winner and a movie which called black masculinity into question. So can "The Wound" do the same for one of southern Africa's most entrenched acts of heteronormativity? Masculinity as we see it on screen is diversifying, and "The Wound" is playing a part in that.

Source: CNN March 07, 2017 10:07 UTC