Katutura (film)

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

Katutura
Directed byFlorian Schott
Produced byObed Emvula
Florian Schott
Ed Ehrenberg
Mutaleni Nadimi
Written byObed Emvula
Florian Schott
StarringMara Baumgartner
Obed Emvula
Whilzahn Gelderbloem
Tjuna Kauapirura
Odile Müller
Kandi Shejavali
Jacobs Shivute
Chops Tshoopara
Gift Uzera
Music bySonja Majewski
Edited byHaiko Boldt
Release date
  • 5 October 2015 (2015-10-05) (Namibia)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryNamibia
LanguageEnglish

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

Cast
  • Elizabeth: Mara Baumgartner
  • Shivago: Obed Emvula
  • Nancy: Whilzahn Gelderbloem
  • Foibe: Tjuna Kauapirura
  • Esme (as Odile Mueller): Odile Müller
  • Ndapewa: Kandi Shejavali
  • Gary: Jacobs Shivute
  • Dangi: Chops Tshoopara
  • Kondja: Gift Uzera

References
  1. "Katutura [programme note]". Pan African Film Festival. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. "Katutura [programme note] (finnish)". Helsinki African Film Festival. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. "Katutura [programme note] (french)". Ecrans Noirs Film Festival. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  4. "Katutura [programme note]". African Film Festival Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 16 September 2016.


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