The White Line

The White Line — Plot

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.

• Release date
• February 7, 2020
• Runtime
• 90 min
• Genres
• Drama, History, Romance
• Director
• Désirée Kahikopo-Meiffret

The White Line — 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