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 novel Chanda’s Secrets (2004) by Allan Stratton. It’s was picked up for release in the United States by Sony Pictures Classics.

Cast: Khomotso Manyaka as Chanda, Keaobaka Makanyane as Esther,  Harriet Lenabe as Mrs. Tafa (as Harriet Manamela), Lerato Mvelase as Lillian, Tinah Mnumzana as Aunt Lizbet,  Aubrey Poolo as Jonah, Mapaseka Mathebe as Iris, Thato Kgaladi as Soly, Kgomotso Ditshweni as Dudu, Rami Chuene as Aunty Ruth