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Chanda, a poor 12-year-old South African girl who lives in a township near Johannesburg, must make funeral arrangements after her baby half-sister Sarah dies. Her mother Lillian, a seamstress, is paralyzed by grief and her alcoholic step-father Jonah by drink.
Mar 11, 2011 · A 12-year-old girl named Chanda faces the stigma and secrecy of HIV/AIDS in her community when her baby sister dies and her mother becomes ill. She tries to find out the truth and challenge the taboo in this award-winning film directed by Oliver Schmitz.
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- Oliver Schmitz
- 2011-03-11
Life, Above All is an emotional and universal drama about a young girl (stunningly performed by first-time-actress Khomotso Manyaka) who fights the fear and shame that have poisoned...
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Aug 31, 2011 · A 12-year-old girl copes with the death of her sister and the stigma of AIDS in a township near Johannesburg. Roger Ebert praises the film's performances, direction and themes of courage and hope.
Jul 14, 2011 · “Life, Above All,” a grave and quietly moving story about a South African girl of extraordinary character, does something that few painful dramas accomplish: It tells a tale...
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Just after the death of her newly-born sister, Chanda, 12 years old, learns of a rumor that spreads like wildfire through her small, dust-ridden village near...