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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Anthony Fabian
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13 wins & 6 nominations.
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Cast
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| Sophie Okonedo | ... | Sandra Laing | |
| Sam Neill | ... | Abraham Laing | |
| Alice Krige | ... | Sannie Laing | |
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Tony Kgoroge | ... | Petrus Zwane |
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Ella Ramangwane | ... | Young Sandra |
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Terri Ann Eckstein | ... | Elsie Laing (aged 19) |
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Bongani Masondo | ... | Henry Laing (aged 20) |
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Dan Robbertse | ... | Factory Foreman |
| Jeremy Crutchley | ... | Hugh Johnston | |
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Jonathan Taylor | ... | TV Sound Recordist |
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Nomathamsanga Baleka | ... | Factory Worker 1 (as Thami Baleka) |
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Valesika Smith | ... | Factory Worker 2 (as Valesica Smith) |
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Faniswa Yisa | ... | Nora Molefe |
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Hannes Brummer | ... | Leon Laing |
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Zamanthebe Sithebe | ... | Young Thembi |
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Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for thematic material, some violence and sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
24 July 2009 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Boja kože See more »Filming Locations:
Johannesburg, South AfricaEdit
Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$7,008 (United Kingdom), 26 July 2009, Limited ReleaseCompany Credits
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Sound Mix:
Dolby DigitalColor:
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2.35 : 1
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Sannie Laing: Anything else for you Joseph?Joseph: I need a new wife. This one she is too expensive.
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It's 1965 Eastern Transvaal, South Africa. Sandra Laing is the young daughter of white Afrikaner parents Abraham (Sam Neill) and Sannie Laing (Alice Krige). She is kicked out of her all-white school for her African features despite being born as white. She is reclassified as colored and Abraham overturns it in court. At 17 in 1973, she has a relationship with black Petrus which drives a rift in between her family.
It's a compelling intriguing real life story. It takes a look at Apartheid from a different angle. There is a tough question at the center of the movie that is left uncertain. It does leave the movie at a disadvantage dealing with real people. Nothing is quite as clean in real life.