The White Line

Overview

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.

Director: Désirée Kahikopo-Meiffret

Cast

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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Joalette de Villiers

Sunet de Kock

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Vanessa Kamatoto

Jacobine Kamutjemo

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Desmond Katamila

Godfried Jnr Kamutjemo

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Muhindua Kaura

Godfried Snr Kamutjemo

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Hazel Hinda

Older Sylvia