Life, Above All

Life, Above All is a 2010 South African drama film directed by Oliver Schmitz. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards[2] and made the final shortlist announced in January 2011.[3] The film was adapted from the 2004 novel Chanda's Secrets by Allan Stratton.

Life, Above All
Film poster
Directed byOliver Schmitz
Screenplay byDennis Foon
Allan Stratton
Based onChanda's Secrets
by Allan Stratton
StarringKhomotso Manyaka
CinematographyBernhard Jasper
Edited byDirk Grau
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics
Release date
  • 18 May 2010 (2010-05-18)
Running time
100 minutes
CountrySouth Africa
LanguageNorthern Sotho

Cast

  • Khomotso Manyaka as Chanda Kabelo
  • Keaobaka Makanyane as Esther Macholo
  • Harriet Lenabe as Mrs. Tafa (as Harriet Manamela)
  • Lerato Mvelase as Lillian
  • Tinah Mnumzana as Aunt Lizbet
  • Aubrey Poolo as Jonah
  • Mapaseka Mathebe as Iris
  • Thato Kgaladi as Soly
  • Kgomotso Ditshweni as Dudu
  • Rami Chuene as Aunty Ruth

Reception

The film received positive reviews from film critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 82% out of 71 professional critics gave the film a positive review, with a rating average of 7.02/10.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: Life, Above All". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  2. "65 Countries Enter Race for 2010 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  3. "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  4. Life, Above All. Rotten Tomatoes. Flixter. Retrieved 13 January 2013.


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