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  2. Ulwaluko - Wikipedia

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    Ulwaluko, traditional circumcision and initiation from childhood to adulthood, is an ancient initiation rite practised (though not exclusively) by the Xhosa people, and is commonly practised throughout South Africa. The ritual is traditionally intended as a teaching institution, to prepare young males for the responsibilities of manhood. [1]

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    12 Days is a debut graphic novel/global manga [nb 1] written and illustrated by June Kim. Basing the plot partially on a story told to her by a stranger, Kim began an early version of 12 Days as a sophomore in college to help herself cope with the end of a relationship .

  4. The Wound (2017 film) - Wikipedia

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    The story tracks a closeted relationship between two men in the context of the Xhosa initiation ritual of Ulwaluko. [13] [14] Xolani, a factory worker, joins the men of his community at the annual ceremony in the mountains of Eastern Cape. In addition to serving as a mentor to the initiates, Xolani looks forward to the event as it provides him ...

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  6. Lebollo la banna - Wikipedia

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    Lebollo la banna is a Sesotho term for male initiation.. Lebollo is a cultural and traditional practice that transitions boys in the Basotho society to manhood. It is a rite of passage where bashanyana or bashemane (transl. "uncircumcised boys") pass puberty and enter adulthood to become monna (transl. "men") by circumcision.

  7. Anbalaya Films - Wikipedia

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    Tamil Radha Bharathi: Prashanth, Kaveri: A boy and a girl from different castes face opposition to their love. Aatha Un Koyilile: 1991 Tamil Kasthuri Raja: Selva, Kasthuri: After losing his fiancé to a caste-based honor killing, village blacksmith Marudhu protects another couple from suffering the same fate. Thoothu Po Chellakkiliye: 1991 ...

  8. 12 Days (film) - Wikipedia

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    12 Days received a 95% score on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 23 reviews. [4] In The Guardian, Wendy Ide wrote "The extraordinary level of access and intimacy begs the question, if someone is not deemed fit to leave a psychiatric ward, can they really agree to participation in a documentary? […] However empathetic the approach and honourable the ...

  9. Nooravathu Naal - Wikipedia

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    Nooravathu Naal became a milestone in Tamil cinema, with regards to "scene construction". [14] The serial killers Auto Shankar and Jayaprakash were inspired by the film to commit murders. [ 1 ] [ 15 ] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu in her review of the Telugu film Tripura (2015) said that the idea of hiding corpses inside a wall is inspired ...