The read
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
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.
Ratings
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Jahmil X.T. QubekaDirector
- Jahmil X.T. QubekaWriter
Cast
- Ezra MabengezaRunner
- Peter KurthBotha
- Kandyse McClureGolden Eyes
- David JamesFrontiersman
- David Roland WalpoleThe Scarfaced Kid
- Antoinette LouwMrs. Botha
- Bok van BlerkSimon
- Bongile MantsaiFearless the Rabble Rouser
- Brenda NgxoliMole
- Zolisa XaluvaBlack Wyatt Earp
- Nomhlé NkyonyeniOld Matriarch
- Carlo RadebeRider