#Roya Diehl

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Ode to that child on the pavement

TERRITORIAL felony: A young Lukas (Alejandro Cooper in an ochre shirt) is accosted by the thugs on the street, for infringing on their piece of cardboard. Photograph courtesy Imdb. HUMAN BEINGS HAVE an ugly propensity to be cruel to one another. To throw children to the proverbial wolves out there. To lack basic empathy. The Namibian film Lukas, puts a human face on all of these horrors.…

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Roya Diehl, Odile Gertze, Jan-Barend Scheepers, Armas Shivute & More Star In Amazon Prime Film, 'Where Beauty Reigns'

Roya Diehl, Odile Gertze, Jan-Barend Scheepers, Armas Shivute & More Star In Amazon Prime Film, ‘Where Beauty Reigns’

An ensemble cast of Namibian actors star in Where Beauty Reigns, a family drama written and directed by Brazilian filmmaker, André Costa which was released earlier this year to streaming service, Amazon Prime. The feature film is currently on Amazon Prime in the US and UK and expected to be extended to the rest of the world soon. The film is made up of a largely Namibian cast, including Damien…

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Film Review: The Game

Film Review: The Game

Director: Jenny Kandenge Screenplay: Jenny Kandenge Cast: Girley Jazama, Bret Kamwi, Edo Dice, Roya Diehl, Bica Martin

Rating: ★★★

Think of the Saw franchise. But low budget and only 17 minutes in length. That’s The Game.

Although she is emerging in film, I have seen Jenny Kandenge deliver with her stage productions. Deliver as in she always find a way to rope one into her storytelling.…