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'Katutura' is a 2015 Namibian action/drama film directed by Florian Schott about the hard life in Katutura, a township in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia.

Synopsis



'Katutura' follows a group of characters experiencing the gravity of living in a township. Ex-convict Dangi has to deal with living a law-abiding life, an extramarital son and an old flame who his wife doesn't know about. Gangster Shivago explores a new market to sell his drugs and Kondja, a teenager in a wheelchair who helps street kids, falls in love for the first time. Their paths intertwine and their lives collide in both hopeful and brutal ways.

'Katutura' deals with the struggle of everyday life in the township. There is crime, drug abuse, violence, but it also shows the strength of the community as well as the bustling creativity in the place otherwise known as the place where we do not belong.

Festivals



;2016

* Pan African Film Festival

* Helsinki African Film Festival Finland

* Ecrans Noirs Film Festival Cameroun

* African Film Festival Trinidad and Tobago

Cast



* Elizabeth: Mara Baumgartner

* Shivago: Obed Emvula

* Nancy: Whilzahn Gelderbloem

* Foibe: Tjuna Kauapirura

* Esme (as Odile Mueller): Odile Mller

* Ndapewa: Kandi Shejavali

* Gary: Jacobs Shivute

* Dangi: Chops Tshoopara

* Kondja: Gift Uzera

* Mouton: Armas Shivute

References




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