Salute! is a 2017 Namibian drama film directed by Philippe Talavera and produced as an Ombetja Yehinga Organisation Trust (OYO) film. It stars Adriano Visagie, Odile Muller, and David Ndjavera in lead roles, along with newcomer Monray Garoëb. The film focused on the life of Carlito 'Kado', who is sentenced to three years in prison for fraud, leaving his pregnant girlfriend to fend for herself in the real world.
The film premiered in October 2017 at the Warehouse theatre. The film received positive reviews and won several awards at international film festivals.
Awards On 30 November 2019 at Canal Olympia Ouaga 2000, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, lead actor Adriano Visagie won the Sotigui Award for Best Actor in Southern Africa. It is also nominated as best film in Southern Africa at the 2018 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA), as well as selected at AIDS 2018 in Amsterdam.
Plot Salute! follows the story of Carlito "Kado," a young man whose life took a sharp turn when he was sentenced to three years in prison for committing fraud. Behind bars, Kado is confronted with the harsh realities of prison life
Cast Adriano Visagie as Carlito 'Kado' Odile Muller David Ndjavera Monray Garoëb Dawie Engelbrecht Desmond Kamericka Sakanombo Kasoma Jeremiah Jeremiah Dennis!Kharuchab Bruno Caldeira Mara Baumgarther References
External links Salute! on YouTube SALUTE! Special Screening with Cast Q&A Salute! ‘Salute’ to salute the Coast Namibian film nominated for 6th Annual Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards 2017 ‘Year of the Creatives’