Skin (2008)

Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.

Director:

Anthony Fabian

Writers:

Helen Crawley (screenplay), Jessie Keyt (screenplay)

Stars:

Sophie Okonedo, Sam Neill, Alice Krige

13 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sophie Okonedo	...	Sandra Laing
Sam Neill	...	Abraham Laing
Alice Krige	...	Sannie Laing
Tony Kgoroge	...	Petrus Zwane
Ella Ramangwane	...	Young Sandra
Terri Ann Eckstein	...	Elsie Laing (aged 19)
Bongani Masondo	...	Henry Laing (aged 20)
Dan Robbertse	...	Factory Foreman
Jeremy Crutchley	...	Hugh Johnston
Jonathan Taylor	...	TV Sound Recordist
Nomathamsanga Baleka	...	Factory Worker 1 (as Thami Baleka)
Valesika Smith	...	Factory Worker 2 (as Valesica Smith)
Faniswa Yisa	...	Nora Molefe
Hannes Brummer	...	Leon Laing
Zamanthebe Sithebe	...	Young Thembi

Storyline

Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | south africa | apartheid | prayer | civil rights | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic material, some violence and sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK South Africa

Language:

English Zulu

Release Date:

24 July 2009 (UK)

Also Known As:

Boja kože

Filming Locations:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$7,008 (United Kingdom), 26 July 2009, Limited Release

Company Credits

Production Co:

Elysian Films,Bard Entertainments,Moonlighting Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Elize: Sandra? I'm Elize.
Young Sandra: What do you want?
Elize: I'm from Swaziland. That's another country.
Young Sandra: I know that, I'm not stupid.
Elize: All of my friends have always been black.
Young Sandra: I'm not black.

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Connections

Referenced in Maltin on Movies: Unknown & Cedar Rapids (2011)

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Soundtracks

Let Freedom Reign

User Reviews

The movie as a whole was a very emotional movie yet I really enjoyed it.

Sandra Laing was born to a white mother and father yet she had the skin color of a black person. Although Sandra's mother bore a baby boy that came out to be dark like Sandra, the movie stayed focused on Sandra and the parents.

The movie showed that great perseverance can make just as much difference as the obstacles. The plot focused on the obstacle of being colored in a white world or family for that matter as this white family tried to raise their daughter that looked black in South Africa. Black people were being treated as beneath whites but Sandra was taught by her father to "never give up".

Sandra's parent had her classified as white with the Government but all of the hardships Sandra and the family face forces Sandra to question her Identity where Sandra eventually finds comfort with a black man names Pedrus.

Sandra showed great strength throughout the movie as the movie had highs and lows from fun or intense moments to feeling the sad emotions. It was presented in such a way that the audience could feel what was going on in many scenes. The acting was great with the facial expressions as all of the actors in the movie assumed their character.