The White Line

The White Line

2020 7.4 (0.0k) Age 19+

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.

Actors

Chari Botha, Joalette de Villiers, Girley Jazama, Vanessa Kamatoto, Desmond Katamila, Muhindua Kaura, Jan-Baren Scheepers

Genres

Drama, History, Romance

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Countries (outside of the GB)

South Africa,