The White Line (2020)
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
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Girley Jazama as Sylvia Kamutjema |
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Jan-Baren Scheepers as Pieter de Wit |
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Sunet Van Wyk as Anna-Marie Van der Merwe |
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Mervin Uahupirapi as Unotjari Kamutjemo |
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Chari Botha as Jan Van der Merwe |
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Joalette de Villiers as Sunet de Kock |
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Vanessa Kamatoto as Jacobine Kamutjemo |
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Desmond Katamila as Godfried Jnr Kamutjemo |
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Muhindua Kaura as Godfried Snr Kamutjemo |
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Hazel Hinda as Older Sylvia |
| Production | Désirée Kahikopo-Meiffret | Producer |
| Writing | Michael Pulse | Writer |
| Directing | Désirée Kahikopo-Meiffret | Director |
| Camera | Renier de Bruyn | Director of Photography |
| Art | Lara-Lyn Ahrens | Art Direction |
| Editing | Renier de Bruyn | Editor |
| Production | Girley Jazama | Producer |
| Writing | Désirée Kahikopo-Meiffret | Writer |
| Production | Michael Pulse | Producer |
| Crew | Laurent Hasseman | Cinematography |
| Sound | Ponti Dikuua | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dawn Diergaardt | Costume Designer |
| Art | Jenny Kandenge | First Assistant Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beverly Kulan Ganes | Makeup Artist |