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The White Line

70% | Feb 07, 2020 | Drama, History, Romance

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.

Featured Crew

Renier de Bruyn
Director of Photography
Renier de Bruyn
Editor

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Girley Jazama
Sylvia Kamutjema
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Jan-Baren Scheepers
Pieter de Wit
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Sunet Van Wyk
Anna-Marie Van der Merwe
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Mervin Uahupirapi
Unotjari Kamutjemo
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Chari Botha
Jan Van der Merwe

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