Katutura the movie is flying high

Katutura’s director, Florian Schott said that the main reason of the movie airing in airlines is one way to ensure our Namibian film will be seen by people around the world. Katutura follows a group 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 and falls in love for the first time. Their paths intertwine and their lives collide in both hopeful and brutal ways.The director said the comments from travellers that have seen the movie are positive and they hope to get more compliments. “The airline deals were made through our sales agent Rushlake Media and we are so happy about this creativity. I got a couple of comments from Namibians that proudly watched it as well as some South African friends. So far the response has been great,” said Schott.Schott said that it’s a good opportunity for people from all over the world get a chance to not only watch Katutura but also to see that we make films in Namibia. “People should get a sense of the work it took in bringing this story to the screen and to get a look at the work of the many people that helped create this film,” he said.The Katutura set are currently working on a DVD of the film. “We don’t want to just put the film on the DVD and sell it but we want to give the viewer an option of seeing it in an interactive way, by being able to jump to scenes we cut for multiple reasons or to get a look behind the scenes of the making of Katutura,” said Schott. The final release date for the DVD is not clear yet, but they hope they will be able to announce a date soon. June Shimuoshili

Katutura the movie is flying high

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Namibian Sun 2025-06-10

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