(The White Line)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Namibia

Genres:

Drama,

History,

Romance

Runtime:

90 minutes

Year:

2020

Directors:

Désirée Kahikopo-Meiffret

Production companies:

Namibia Film Commission,

Ruach Pictures,

JazAds Advertising,

JusThink Marketing,

Melograno Films

Actors:

Sylvia Kamutjema

Pieter de Wit

Anna-Marie Van der Merwe

Unotjari Kamutjemo

Jan Van der Merwe

Crews:

Director of Photography

Editor

Music

Costume Designer

Director