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
Crew
Désirée Kahikopo-Meiffret
Director, Writer, Producer
Michael Pulse
Writer, Producer
Renier de Bruyn
Editor, Director of Photography
Laurent Hasseman
Cinematography
Girley Jazama
Producer
Dawn Diergaardt
Costume Designer
Beverly Kulan Ganes
Makeup Artist
Ponti Dikuua
Music
Lara-Lyn Ahrens
Art Direction
Jenny Kandenge
First Assistant Art Direction
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