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Critic Anna Smith
rated 6

Very watchable in places with moving performances but not as brave or in depth as you want it to be.

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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 6

This quietly intelligent drama...finds a new way of dramatising race, class and society in apartheid-era South Africa, and it boasts fine performances by Sophie Okonedo, Sam Neill and Alice Krige...

Read full review at The Guardian

Cast & Crew

Anthony Fabian
Director
Sam Neill
As Abraham Laing
Alice Krige
As Sannie Lang
Sophie Okonedo
As Sandra Laing
Jeremy Crutchley
As TV Reporter
Tony Kgoroge
As Petrus Zwane
Dan Robbertse
As Factory Foreman

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"Skin" tells the incredible true story of Sandra Laing, a black child born to white Afrikaner parents in apartheid South Africa. Despite her parents' love and acceptance, Sandra faces rejection and discrimination from her community, leading to a lifelong struggle for identity and belonging. With powerful performances and a poignant narrative, "Skin" sheds light on the absurdity and injustice of racial classification, and celebrates the resilience of the human spirit in the face of oppression.

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Skin was released in theaters on October 30, 2009.