Sew the Winter to My Skin (movie, 2018)
Genres: Action, Adventure
Director: Jahmil X.T. Qubeka Jahmil XT Qubeka
Cast: Ezra Mabengeza, Peter Kurth, Kandyse McClure, David James, Dave Walpole Ezra Mabengeza Peter Kurth Kandyse McClure David James Dave Walpole
IMDb rating: 5.4 (174 votes)
Overview: 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.