| Life, Above All | |
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| Directed by | Oliver Schmitz |
| Screenplay by | Dennis Foon Allan Stratton |
| Based on | Chanda's Secrets by Allan Stratton |
| Starring | Khomotso Manyaka |
| Cinematography | Bernhard Jasper |
| Edited by | Dirk Grau |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | South Africa |
| Language | Northern Sotho |
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.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Life, Above All". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ "65 Countries Enter Race for 2010 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.