The White Line

Framed by scenes of Namibia's formal independence as a newly formed African country in 1990, Desiree Kahikopo's historical romance takes us back to 1963, soon after the 1959 uprising in Old Location — an area segregated for black residents of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia (then a territory of South Africa). It is in this setting that Sylvia Kamutjemo (Girley Charlene Jazama, who also produces), a black domestic worker, meets Afrikaner police officer Pieter de Wet (Jan-Barend Scheepers) on a routine passbook check. As the pair exchange letters and a story of forbidden love across racial lines unfolds, Kahikopo explores an underrepresented period of Namibian history with compassion and hope.

Country:

Namibia

Genre:

Drama,

History,

Romance

Duration:

90 minutes

Year:

2020

Director:

Désirée Kahikopo-Meiffret

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Company:

Namibia Film Commission,

Ruach Pictures,

JazAds Advertising,

JusThink Marketing

Cast:

Sylvia Kamutjema

Pieter de Wit

Anna-Marie Van der Merwe

Unotjari Kamutjemo

Jan Van der Merwe

Crew:

Costume Designer

Writer

Writer

Director of Photography

Editor