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Skin


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Back in the 1950s, at the height of the apartheid era, two white Afrikaner parents gave birth to a coloured girl. Luckily science at the time was sufficiently advanced to be able to explain this, and prevent the mother landing in jail. The parents tried to raise the daughter as a white, which presented many problems with the law and community. Later, as a teen, she had trouble finding her identity, a situation which became much worse when she fell in love with a black man. Based on a true story, and winner of multiple awards.


106 minutes, Mature Accompaniment under 13 (Violence, Prejudice)
Biographical, Detective/Mystery, Drama, On the art circuit

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Credits
Cast
Sophie Okonedo, Sam Neill, Alice Krige, Tony Kgoroge, Ella Ramangwane
Director
Anthony Fabian
ScreenplayHelen Crawley, Jessie Keyt, Helena Kriel, Anthony Fabian
MusicHelene Muddiman
CinematographyDewald Aukema, Jonathan Partridge
EditingSt. John O'Rorke
Sound formatsDolby Digital
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2008
Produced byElysian Films, Bard Entertainments, Moonlighting Films, Lipsync Productions, IDC, National Film and Video Foundation of SA

Official Site | IMDB page | FPB Report
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FPB Report (SA)
GenreDrama
LanguageSome
NudityNone
SexMild
ViolenceSome
PrejudicePart of plot
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsSouth African film based on the true story of Sandra Laing. Story and themes at times potentially disturbing.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.


Ratings
Scale (Max)20
South African Media
Cape Argus/The StarAtiyyah Kahn quote icon 15
Die BurgerLaetitia Pople quote icon 10
Cape TimesBetsy Sharkey quote icon 10
International Media
Box Office (USA)Tim Cogshell quote icon 13
Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert20
Metacritic.com16 critics12
RottenTomatoes.com53 critics14
RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer quote icon 17
Internet (IMDB)520 Netizens13
Average .. 69%14


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