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Sew the Winter to My Skin

2019

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.

Cast & Crew

EMEM
Ezra Mabengeza

as Runner

PKPK
Peter Kurth

as Botha

KMKM
Kandyse McClure

as Golden Eyes

DJDJ
David James

as Frontiersman

DWDW
Dave Walpole

as The Scarfaced Kid

ALAL
Antoinette Louw

as Mrs. Botha

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Basic Information
Status
Released
Release Date
2/8/2019
Runtime
2 hours, 12 minutes
Original Language
EN
Financial
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Revenue
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ROI: N/A
Genres
Adventure
Action
Production Countries
Germany (DE)
South Africa (ZA)
Spoken Languages
Afrikaans (af)
English (en)
Xhosa (xh)
Production Companies
Yellowbone Entertainment
Yellowbone Entertainment