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Life, above all / a Dreamer Joint Venture production ; in coproduction with Enigma Pictures, Senator Film Produktion, Niama-Film ; directed by Oliver Schmitz ; produced by Oliver Stoltz ; written by Dennis Foon with Oliver Schmitz.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD/PAL 030 080
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Sotho
- Subjects (All):
- Stratton, Allan--Film adaptations.
- Stratton, Allan.
- Mothers and daughters--South Africa--Drama.
- Mothers and daughters.
- Missing persons--South Africa--Drama.
- Missing persons.
- AIDS (Disease)--South Africa--Drama.
- AIDS (Disease).
- South Africa.
- Genre:
- Family films.
- Feature films.
- Melodramas (Motion pictures)
- Film adaptations.
- Motion pictures, South African.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- Johannesburg : NuMetro Home Entertainment, [2010]
- Language Note:
- In Sotho with subtitles in English.
- System Details:
- DVD, PAL, Region 2; widescreen (2.40:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.0; Dolby Digital 2.0.
- digital optical surround Dolby Digital
- digital optical stereo Dolby Digital
- widescreen (2.40:1)
- PAL
- video file DVD video region 2
- Summary:
- "A child tries to hold her family together against prejudice, disease, and ignorance in this drama from South Africa ... Chandra's father is gone, her stepfather is an irresponsible alcoholic, and her mother has been physically and emotionally devastated by AIDS and the death of her youngest child. Despite Chandra's dire circumstances, most of her neighbours offer little sympathy, believing her mother's illness is the result of divine judgment against her, and her reputation isn't helped by the fact that one of her few loyal friends is Esther, a sharp-tongued prostitute. Mrs. Tafa, an elderly member of the village, believes she can help Chandra by moving her mother out of the community, but the girl knows she needs her mother no matter how ill she may be, and sets out to find her and bring her back home."--Container.
- Participant:
- Khomotso Manyaka, Lerato Mvelase, Harriet Manamela, Keaobaka Makanyane, Tinah Mnumzana.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Bernhard Jasper; editor, Dirk Grau; music, Ali N. Askin, Ian Osrin.
- Notes:
- Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 2010.
- Based on Chanda's secrets / by Allan Stratton.
- Filmed on location in Elandsdoorn, Dennilton, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
- OCLC:
- 931864219
- Publisher Number:
- 6003805005427
- 03692 DVDI NuMetro Home Entertainment
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