The White Line
90 mins
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.
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
Renier de Bruyn
Director of Photography
Renier de Bruyn
Editor
Ponti Dikuua
Music
Dawn Diergaardt
Costume Designer
Laurent Hasseman
Cinematography
Michael Pulse
Producer
Lara-Lyn Ahrens
Art Direction
Michael Pulse
Writer
Jenny Kandenge
First Assistant Art Direction
Beverly Kulan Ganes
Makeup Artist