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Sew the Winter to My Skin

2019 Directed by Jahmil X.T. Qubeka

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.

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Ezra Mabengeza

Ezra Mabengeza

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Runner

Peter Kurth

Peter Kurth

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Botha

Kandyse McClure

Kandyse McClure

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Golden Eyes

David James

David James

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Frontiersman

Dave Walpole

Dave Walpole

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The Scarfaced Kid

Antoinette Louw

Antoinette Louw

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Mrs. Botha

Bok van Blerk

Bok van Blerk

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Simon

132 minutes

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