Life, Above All

Name: Life, Above All
Director: Oliver Schmitz

Feature Film | 2009-2010 | Drama, Family | Germany, South Africa

Director	Oliver Schmitz
Written by	Dennis Foon, Allan Stratton (literary source)
Production	Dreamer Joint Venture Filmproduktion GmbH [de], Dilemma Productions [ca], Enigma Pictures Ltd. [za], Niama-Film GmbH [de], Senator Film Produktion GmbH (ehem. Royal Film Produktion)
Distributor	Bavaria Film International [de], Senator Film Verleih [de]

Film financing	BKM [de]: 250.000 EURO Film- und Medienstiftung NRW [de]: 200.000 EURO German Federal Film Board (DFFF) [de] German Federal Film Board (FFA) [de] Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg [de]

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Khomotso Manyaka	Chanda [L]
Lerato Mvelase	Lilian [L]
Harriet Manamela	Mrs. Tafa [SR]
Nelson Motloung	Mr Chauke [SR]	Romanus Fuhrmann
Aubrey Poolo	Jonah [SR]
	Dudu [SR]	Lara-Sophie Milagro

Activity	Name	Comment
Director of photography	Bernhard Jasper org/ Int. Titel	org/ Int. Titel
DIT digital imaging technician	Frank Hellwig D 21	D 21
Director	Oliver Schmitz Un Certain Regard, Cannes	Un Certain Regard, Cannes
Assistant editor	Erik Dornblut
Composer	Ali N. Askin
Co-producer	Dan Schlanger
Production designer	Christiane Chaboissier
Scenic painter	Jean-Jacques Chaboissier
Production manager	Martin Hämer Südafrika	Südafrika
Screenwriter	Dennis Foon
Literary source	Allan Stratton Roman	Roman
Sound re-recording mixer	Jörg Höhne
Dialogue editor	Sven Serfling
Foley editor	Markus Glunz

Company	Comment
Dilemma Productions [ca] Koproduzent	Koproduzent
Dreamer Joint Venture Filmproduktion GmbH [de]
Enigma Pictures Ltd. [za] Koproduzent	Koproduzent
Niama-Film GmbH [de] Koproduzent	Koproduzent
Senator Film Produktion GmbH (ehem. Royal Film Produktion)

Company	Comment
Bavaria Film International [de]
Senator Film Verleih [de]

Department	Company	Comment
Finance/Law/Insurance	Marsh GmbH
Equipment	Kortwich Film - Ton - Technik Tonequipment	Tonequipment
Sound (Postproduction)	Studio Mitte Sounddesign, Mischung, Foley	Sounddesign, Mischung, Foley

Award winner	Year	Award	Category
Bernhard Jasper	2011	Deutscher Kamerapreis 2011 Kinospielfilm	Kinospielfilm	Nominated

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	Germany	Thursday, 12/05/2011

Websites
FBW Prädikat besonders wertvoll	http://www.fbw-filmbewertung.com/film/geliebtes_leben_1