The White Line

The White Line (2020)

DramaHistoryRomance

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

Casts

	Girley Jazama as Sylvia Kamutjema
	Jan-Baren Scheepers as Pieter de Wit
	Sunet Van Wyk as Anna-Marie Van der Merwe
	Mervin Uahupirapi as Unotjari Kamutjemo
	Chari Botha as Jan Van der Merwe
	Joalette de Villiers as Sunet de Kock
	Vanessa Kamatoto as Jacobine Kamutjemo
	Desmond Katamila as Godfried Jnr Kamutjemo
	Muhindua Kaura as Godfried Snr Kamutjemo
	Hazel Hinda as Older Sylvia

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