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.

Cast

Girley Jazama Sylvia Kamutjema Jan-Baren Scheepers Pieter de Wit

Sunet Van Wyk Anna-Marie Van der Merwe

Mervin Uahupirapi Unotjari Kamutjemo

Chari Botha Jan Van der Merwe

Joalette de Villiers Sunet de Kock

Vanessa Kamatoto Jacobine Kamutjemo

Desmond Katamila Godfried Jnr Kamutjemo

Muhindua Kaura Godfried Snr Kamutjemo

Hazel Hinda Older Sylvia

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