Poster of A Rite of Passage

A Rite of Passage

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
Release Date: Saturday, January 1 1971
53 years ago
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Portrait of John MarshallJohn Marshall
John Marshall was
39 in A Rite of Passage
as 'Director'
Sat, Nov 12 1932 –
Fri, Apr 22 2005