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.
- Created by
- Désirée Kahikopo-Meiffret
- Origin
- ZA
- TMDB rating
- 7.0 / 10 · 1 vote
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Cast
Girley JazamaSylvia Kamutjema- Jan-Baren ScheepersPieter de Wit
- Sunet Van WykAnna-Marie Van der Merwe
- Mervin UahupirapiUnotjari Kamutjemo
- Chari BothaJan Van der Merwe
- Joalette de VilliersSunet de Kock
- Vanessa KamatotoJacobine Kamutjemo
- Desmond KatamilaGodfried Jnr Kamutjemo
- Muhindua KauraGodfried Snr Kamutjemo
- Hazel HindaOlder Sylvia