Life, Above All (2010)
- Directed by
- Oliver Schmitz
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- South Africa, Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 25 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young girl in a South African township tries to keep her family together after her mother falls ill. She faces stigma and secrets in her community while caring for her siblings.
somberslow-burnmelancholicintimaterestrainedpoignantgrounded
What happens
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. The film was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards and made the final shortlist announced in January 2011. The film was adapted from the 2004 novel Chanda's Secrets by Allan Stratton. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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