German-South African director Oliver Schmitz delivered a powerful and humanistic film with this compelling drama. A teenage girl shows a remarkable resilience when chaos and death surrounds her and her family in a remote village near Johannesburg, South Africa. Schmitz and his talented cast and crew show the daily obstacles people have to endure to fight AIDS and its side effects on society that arise from fear and superstition at the cost of human dignity. Despite its flaws, it's a compelling story that needs to be told with an universal appeal because the story might be set in South Africa but obstacles are universal around the world. Newcomer Khomotso Manyaka gives a heartbreaking performance with a solid cast. 1001 Films' coverage of films on DVD.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Life, Above All
German-South African director Oliver Schmitz delivered a powerful and humanistic film with this compelling drama. A teenage girl shows a remarkable resilience when chaos and death surrounds her and her family in a remote village near Johannesburg, South Africa. Schmitz and his talented cast and crew show the daily obstacles people have to endure to fight AIDS and its side effects on society that arise from fear and superstition at the cost of human dignity. Despite its flaws, it's a compelling story that needs to be told with an universal appeal because the story might be set in South Africa but obstacles are universal around the world. Newcomer Khomotso Manyaka gives a heartbreaking performance with a solid cast. 1001 Films' coverage of films on DVD.
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