Life, above All (Original title)Le Secret de Chanda (Alternative title)Geliebtes Leben (Alternative title)Chanda's Secrets (Help search title)
Dates: 2010 (Copyright), 2010 (Release)Countries: Germany, South Africa, Canada, FranceDirected by: Oliver Schmitz
Production company billing: ©2010 [company not given] a Dreamer Joint Venture production in co-production with Enigma Pictures, Senator Film Produktion, Niama-Film this film was funded by Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM), Filmstiftung NRW and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, German Federal Film Board (FFA), German Federal Film Fund (DFFF), South Africa's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) [end] Developed with the help of Téléfilm Canada, Corus Entertainment, British Columbia Film Developed in association with ACE - Ateliers du Cinéma Européen, an initiative supported by the MEDIA Programme of the European Community Dolby Digital In colour [2.35:1]
Synopsis: Social drama set against the AIDS pandemic in Southern Africa. Focusses on thirteen year old Chanda and the disintegration of her family as her mother, who is suffering from AIDS, gives birth to baby Sarah who dies soon after. Bother her mother to whom she is very close, and her Aunt Tafa try to protect Chanda from the shame of the disease.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Mothers, Daughters, AIDS, Sex work, Villages, South Africa
Releases
Date: 01 December 2010Country: FranceRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound)Aspect ratio: 2.35:1Dialogue (original): Northern Sotho / Subtitles: French
Date: 06 May 2011Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound)Aspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 105 mins 38 secs - Length: 9507 FeetDialogue (original): Northern Sotho / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: Peccadillo Pictures Ltd
Date: 12 May 2011Country: GermanyRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound)Aspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 106 mins Dialogue (original): Northern Sotho / Subtitles: German
Dates: 2010 (Copyright), 2010 (Release)Countries: Germany, South Africa, Canada, FranceDirected by: Oliver Schmitz
Production company billing: ©2010 [company not given] a Dreamer Joint Venture production in co-production with Enigma Pictures, Senator Film Produktion, Niama-Film this film was funded by Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM), Filmstiftung NRW and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, German Federal Film Board (FFA), German Federal Film Fund (DFFF), South Africa's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) [end] Developed with the help of Téléfilm Canada, Corus Entertainment, British Columbia Film Developed in association with ACE - Ateliers du Cinéma Européen, an initiative supported by the MEDIA Programme of the European Community Dolby Digital In colour [2.35:1]
Synopsis: Social drama set against the AIDS pandemic in Southern Africa. Focusses on thirteen year old Chanda and the disintegration of her family as her mother, who is suffering from AIDS, gives birth to baby Sarah who dies soon after. Bother her mother to whom she is very close, and her Aunt Tafa try to protect Chanda from the shame of the disease.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Mothers, Daughters, AIDS, Sex work, Villages, South Africa
Releases
Date: 01 December 2010Country: FranceRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound)Aspect ratio: 2.35:1Dialogue (original): Northern Sotho / Subtitles: French
Date: 06 May 2011Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound)Aspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 105 mins 38 secs - Length: 9507 FeetDialogue (original): Northern Sotho / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: Peccadillo Pictures Ltd
Date: 12 May 2011Country: GermanyRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound)Aspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 106 mins Dialogue (original): Northern Sotho / Subtitles: German
Credits
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A Dreamer Joint Venture production: Dreamer Joint Venture, In co-production with: Enigma Pictures, In co-production with: Senator Film Produktion, Niama-Film, This film was funded by: Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM), This film was funded by: Filmstiftung NRW, This film was funded by: Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, This film was funded by: German Federal Film Board (FFA), This film was funded by: German Federal Film Fund (DFFF), South Africa's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Developed with the help of: Téléfilm Canada, Developed with the help of: Corus Entertainment, British Columbia Film, Developed in association with: ACE - Ateliers du Cinéma Européen, Executive Producer: Helga Sasse, Produced by: Oliver Stoltz, Co-producer: Greig Buckle, Co-producer: Thomas Reisser, Dan Schlanger, Line Producer: Martin Hämer, Unit Production Manager: Donovan Roberts-Baxter, Location Manager: Edu Klarenbeek, 1st Assistant Director: Cathy Poole, Script Supervisor: Lorna Bennet, Casting Director: Moonyeenn Lee, Written by: Dennis Foon, Based upon the novel 'Chandra's Secrets' by: Allan Stratton, Story Editor: Oliver Schmitz, Story Editor: Oliver Stoltz, Elizabeth Dancoes, Director of Photography: Bernhard Jasper, Edited by: Dirk Grau, Production Designer: Christiane Rothe, Art Director: Tracy Perkins, Costume Designer: Nadia Kruger, Key Make-up & Hair Artist: Raine Edwards, Titles: Marcus Loeper, Music Composer: Ali N. Askin, Audio Mixer: Ivan Milborrow, Re-recording Mixer: Jörg Höhne, Supervising Sound Editor: Sebastian Morsch, Stunt Coordinator: Antony Stone, Mick Milligan
Cast
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Khtomotso Manyake (Chanda), Keobaka Mankanyane (Esther), Harriet Manamela (Mrs Tafa), Lerato Mvelase (Lillian), Tinah Mnumzana (Aunt Lizbet), Aubrey Poolo (Jonah), Mapaseka Mathebe (Iris), Thato Kgaladi (Soly), Kgomotso Ditshwene (Dudu), Jerry Marobyane (Mr Pheto), Tshepo Emmanuel Nonyane (Mr Lesole), Johanna Refilwe Sihlangu (Mrs Lesole)