Life, Above All

“Life Above All” concerns the AIDS crisis in South Africa.

There is still a severe level of ignorance regarding AIDS in South Africa. In a small town near Johannesburg, a young teenage girl deals with the pain of her family and friends contracting the disease. But in “Life, Above All,” the real disease is the ridiculous gossip and horribly melodramatic tragedy that follows this family around.

“Life, Above All” vividly captures poverty in this town considered middle class in South Africa. It is a bright, breathtaking looking film that begins as a wholesome tearjerker but slowly piles on hardship until we are drowning in it. Continue reading “Life, Above All”