The White Line (2020)

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.

Released Feb. 7, 2020 90 min None+

Genres: Drama, History, Romance

Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.love, imdb.village, imdb.police-officer, imdb.letter, imdb.afrikaner, imdb.black-maid + 15 more, imdb.namibia, imdb.windhoek-namibia, imdb.interracial-relationship, imdb.year-1963, imdb.secret-relationship, imdb.racial-slur, imdb.racism, imdb.white-male-black-female-relationship, imdb.maid, imdb.bus, imdb.male-female-relationship, imdb.forbidden-love, imdb.title-directed-by-female, imdb.africa, aspectratio.16-9-hd