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  • On the Other Side of Life (2009)
  • Not Rated
    88 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
On the Other Side of Life (2009)
Not Rated
88 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama
Lucky and Bongani pretend to be cool and in the know. To survive in a Cape Town township, they learned their lessons early: where to get drugs, where to get money, how to pick up girls and how to get rid of them. Their mother does not pay ...See moreLucky and Bongani pretend to be cool and in the know. To survive in a Cape Town township, they learned their lessons early: where to get drugs, where to get money, how to pick up girls and how to get rid of them. Their mother does not pay much attention to her sons, but at least their grandmother is on their side. The two brothers share everything: the bed, the food and now even an accusation of murder. The first thing they get in prison is an unmistakable lesson about the rules there. No question, newcomers are always at the bottom of the hierarchy. They must learn quickly who may be attacked and who must be served. A matter of survival in jail. Out on bail, something special awaits them - an initiation of a different kind. The brothers move through three cultures, each of which calls for its own gestures and rituals. The deep rift between the generations becomes painfully obvious. The old people still have the sense of honor of African tradition; their successors have only a tiny chance of escaping the squalid suburbs. What will be their package in life? Through a clever dramatic narrative structure, the film rises above a social environment study to become a far-ranging discourse about the future of an Africa ground to pieces between tradition and modernity. Written by Cornelia Klauss / DOK Leipzig See less
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Directors
Stefanie Brockhaus | Andreas Wolff (as Andy Wolff)
Writers
Stefanie Brockhaus | Andreas Wolff (as Andy Wolff)
Producers
Stefanie Brockhaus | Andreas Wolff (as Andy Wolff)
Composers
DJ Cleo (original music by) | Zola (original music by)
Cinematographers
Stefanie Brockhaus | Andreas Wolff (as Andy Wolff)
Editors
Stefanie Brockhaus | Ulrike Tortora | Andreas Wolff (as Andy Wolff)
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Release date
Feb 25, 2010 (United States)
Awards
4 wins & 5 nominations

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