On the Other Side of Life

Product Description 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 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. About the Director Stefanie Brockhaus and Andy Wolff work together in a co-directing / cinematography team. They have realized numerous film projects, both commissioned and independently. On The Other Side Of Life was their first collaboration on a feature length film. Stefanie Brockhaus was born 19th May 1977 in Munich, Germany. At the age of 20 she moved to London. In 2002 Stefanie graduated from London College of Communications, University of the Arts with a BA in Film and Television. After some years of professional experience in the film industry she took up further education and is currently studying at the Munich University of Television and Film (HFF). Stefanie has lived in London, Los Angeles, Cape Town and Munich. Andy Wolff was born 8th October 1978 in Munich, Germany. At the age of 15 he became a professional windsurfer competing on the World Cup Tour. After ten years of travelling around the world, Andy moved back to Europe where he started working as an assistant on film sets. He studied at USC's graduate film school in Los Angeles and at Munich s University of Televisi