Sew the Winter to My Skin
One man's bandit is another man's champion
2019 | 132m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Jahmil X.T. Qubeka |
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| Writer: | Jahmil X.T. Qubeka |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 08, 2019 |
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| Director: | Jahmil X.T. Qubeka |
| Writer: | Jahmil X.T. Qubeka |
| Genres: | Adventure, Action |
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| Production Companies | Yellowbone Entertainment |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Ezra Mabengeza | Runner |
| Peter Kurth | Botha |
| Kandyse McClure | Golden Eyes |
| David James | Frontiersman |
| Dave Walpole | The Scarfaced Kid |
| Antoinette Louw | Mrs. Botha |
| Bok van Blerk | Simon |
| Bongile Mantsai | Fearless the Rabble Rouser |
| Brenda Ngxoli | Mole |
| Zolisa Xaluva | Black Wyatt Earp |
| Nomhlé Nkyonyeni | Old Matriarch |
| Carlo Radebe | Rider |
| Mandisa Nduna | Birthmark |
| Gabriel Fredericks | Dead Man Walking |
| Name | Job |
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| Layla Swart | Editor |
| Justice Nhlapo | Art Direction |
| Pierre Vienings | Costume Design |
| Lucky Mkontwana | Boom Operator |
| Braam du Toit | Music |
| Theuns De Wet | Line Producer |
| Jonathan Kovel | Director of Photography |
| Emilia Roux | Production Design |
| Axel Hoebel | Set Decoration |
| Barry Donnelly | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Shaun Murdoch | Sound Mixer |
| Jahmil X.T. Qubeka | Director, Writer |
| Name | Title |
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| Carolyn Carew | Co-Producer |
| Michael Henrichs | Co-Producer |
| Nikki Wilton | Executive Producer |
| Layla Swart | Producer |
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