Released:
2020-02-07

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.

Director:
Désirée Kahikopo-Meiffret

Runtime:
1h 30min

Genre:
Drama, History, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Girley Jazama
  as
  Sylvia Kamutjema
• 
  Jan-Baren Scheepers
  as
  Pieter de Wit
• 
  Sunet Van Wyk
  as
  Anna-Marie Van der Merwe
• 
  Mervin Uahupirapi
  as
  Unotjari Kamutjemo
• 
  Chari Botha
  as
  Jan Van der Merwe