Inxeba producers will fight for age restriction to be cut more to original 16LS rating
The matter will be brought before the High Court in Pretoria again for arguments on March 28
The producers of controversial film Inxeba (The Wound) and its biggest critics claimed victory on Tuesday after the High Court in Pretoria agreed to remove an X rating from the film’s X18 classification‚ allowing the movie to be screened in mainstream cinemas countrywide with an age 18 years restriction. The decision was agreed upon by the film’s distributors‚ Indigenous Films‚ and the Council of Traditional Leaders of SA (Contralesa) as a temporary measure, until the matter was brought before the court again for arguments on March 28. However‚ the film’s director, John Trengove, said they would continue to fight for that rating to be further reduced to the original 16LS rating given to it by the Film and Publication Board before it was readjusted by an appeals tribunal in February‚ after complaints by Contralesa and the Men & Boys Foundation. "It was something that we would not have normally accepted but this is an interim way for people to watch the film‚ so we consider it a victo...
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