LIFE, ABOVE ALL – Jan 26th
Based on the Allan Stratton’s 2004 novel ‘Chanda’s Secrets’, this is a powerful story about life in a rural South African township suffering from the effects of HIV and Aids and from denial and ignorance about the illness. Chanda (Khomotso Manyaka), a bright 12 year old girl, is caring for her ill and worsening mother, having already lost her younger sibling. Oliver Schmitz (Mapantsula, and a segment of Paris, Je T’Aime) does not allow the narrative to be lost in hopelessness, as this is primarily a film about the resilience of those affected. (Cert 12A)
Dir: Oliver Schmitz 101 mins South Africa/Ger. 2010
Dir: Oliver Schmitz 101 mins South Africa/Ger. 2010