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Kapana (Namibia)

Not sure if this is first gay film from Namibia, or just that I haven't seen one before. But I am always excited when a new country gets added in the list of countries which are trying to show us that love is love. In Namibia, sodomy is still considered a crime, so I wonder what kind of reception did the film get in local market. Kapana, I believe refers to grill meat and one of our protagonists runs a Kapana stand. The film is in English and the local language mixed. George is a middle class man working a corporate job. He hooks. Up one night with Simeon, who had been hanging out with his homophobic friends earlier. Its only the next day that George sees Simeon working a Kapana stand. Since Simeon is in closet, he initially freaks out but eventually gives in and a sort of love relationship starts between the two men, although that still bothers Simeon when they are in public. George on the other hand has good support both from his colleagues and family. As you can expect, there is...