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The White Line

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.

Top Cast

  • Girley Jazama

    Girley Jazama

    Sylvia Kamutjema

  • Jan-Baren Scheepers

    Jan-Baren Scheepers

    Pieter de Wit

  • Sunet Van Wyk

    Sunet Van Wyk

    Anna-Marie Van der Merwe

  • Mervin Uahupirapi

    Mervin Uahupirapi

    Unotjari Kamutjemo

  • Chari Botha

    Chari Botha

    Jan Van der Merwe

  • Joalette de Villiers

    Joalette de Villiers

    Sunet de Kock

  • Vanessa Kamatoto

    Vanessa Kamatoto

    Jacobine Kamutjemo

  • Desmond Katamila

    Desmond Katamila

    Godfried Jnr Kamutjemo

  • Muhindua Kaura

    Muhindua Kaura

    Godfried Snr Kamutjemo

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.

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