Skin (2008)

Directed by

Anthony Fabian

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A South African woman with dark skin is born to white parents during apartheid. The government classifies her as Coloured, which tears apart her family and forces her to navigate a brutal system of racial laws.

emotionaldisturbingthought-provokingpersonaltensemelancholicslow-burnheavybiographical

What happens

Skin is a 2008 biographical drama film directed by Anthony Fabian. It is based on the book When She Was White: The True Story of a Family Divided by Race by Judith Stone, and the life of Sandra Laing, a South African woman born to white parents, who was classified as "Coloured" during the apartheid era, presumably due to a genetic case of atavism. Skin had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2008, and was released in the United Kingdom on 24 July 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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