Life, Above All

OT: Life, Above All

Oliver Schmitz // Germany, South Africa, 2010
Fiction Feature // FF2010

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Story

Life, Above All is a South African film tackling the taboo of AIDS in the poor rural areas of the country. It centres around Chanda, a 12-year-old girl who has to hold her family together amidst the fear of her neighbours after her baby sister dies and her mother falls ill. The young lead, Khomotso Manyaka is excellent and the photography is impressive.

Director

OLIVER SCHMITZ (*1960) was born in Cape Town and became known for directing numerous episodes of the award-winning TV series Türkisch für Anfänger and Doctor’s Diary.

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Info

Original title: Life, Above All

Film type: Fiction Feature

Original language: Sepedi

Section: Agenda 10//FF2010

Production country: Germany, South Africa

Produced: 2010

Runtime: 102 min

Language and subtitles: OV

Director: Oliver Schmitz

Screenplay: Dennis Foon, Oliver Schmitz (nach einem Roman von Allan Stratton)

Cast: Khomotso Manyaka, Lerato Mvelase, Harriet Manamela, Keaobaka Makanyane

Producer: Oliver Stoltz

DoP: Bernhard Jasper

Editor: Dirk Grau

Music: Ali N. Askin

Production design: Christiane Rothe

German Distributor: Senator Film Verleih GmbH

World Sales: Bavaria Film International | Phone: +49 89 64 99 26 86 | Email: thorsten.ritter@bavaria-film.de | www.bavaria-film-international.de

Production Company: Dreamer Joint Venture Filmproduktion GmbH

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