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. The film was selected as the South African entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards and made the final shortlist announced in January 2011. The film was adapted from the 2004 novel Chanda's Secrets by Allan Stratton.