LIFE, ABOVE ALL
synopsis
In the dusty small town of Elandsdoorn, a South African township not far from Johannesburg, life is simple and serene. 12-year-old Chanda is a hardworking promising young student with a bright future, but her life changes dramatically when her baby sister unexpectedly dies. Heartbroken, Chanda's mother, Lillian, in turn becomes severely ill. Her stepfather drowns himself in alcohol, leaving the young girl to take care of her two smaller siblings. Meanwhile, the formerly friendly neighbors become increasingly distant and gossip spreads.
international title: | Life, Above All |
original title: | Geliebtes Leben |
country: | Germany, South Africa |
sales agent: | Global Screen GmbH (a brand of Telepool GmbH) |
year: | 2010 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Oliver Schmitz |
release date: | FR 01/12/2010, DE 05/05/2011 |
screenplay: | Dennis Foon |
cast: | Khomotso Manyaka, Lerato Mvelase, Harriet Manamela, Keaobaka Makanyane, Tinah Mnumzana |
cinematography by: | Bernhard Jasper |
film editing: | Dirk Grau |
art director: | Christiane Rothe |
music: | Ali N. Askin |
producer: | Oliver Stoltz, Greig Buckle, Thomas Reisser, Dan Schlanger |
production: | Dreamer Joint Venture Filmproduction, Senator Film Produktion, Niama Film GmbH, Enigma Pictures (ZA) |
backing: | German Federal Film Board (FFA), BKM, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Filmstiftung NRW, German Federal Film Fund (DFFF), DTI South Africa |
distributor: | ARP Sélection, Senator Filmverleih, Clorofilm Srl |