Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'A Rite of Passage' right now, here are some specifics about the documentary flick. A Rite of Passage starring has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 15 min. The release date of the movie is January 1st, 1972.
Need a quick rundown of the movie? Here's the plot: "This film, shot in 1952-53, documents the scarification ceremony called "marking" which was traditionally held for Ju/'hoan boys after they had killed their first large animal. Here, /Ti!kay, a boy of thirteen, shoots his first wildebeest with an arrow. /Ti!kay's father, Kan//a, and Crooked /Qui help the young hunter track, skin, and butcher the animal. After the meat is brought back to the village, a scarification ceremony takes place, symbolizing the importance of hunting and /Ti!kay's passage into social manhood. He is now considered an acceptable son-in-law by the parents of the girl to whom he has long been betrothed."
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'A Rite of Passage' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on January 1st, 1972