Skin

SKIN is one of the most moving stories to emerge from apartheid South Africa: Sandra Laing is a black child born in the 1950s to white Afrikaners, unaware of their black ancestry. Her parents are rural shopkeepers serving the local black community, who lovingly bring her up as their ‘white’ little girl. But at the age of ten, Sandra is driven out of white society. The film follows Sandra’s thirty-year journey from rejection to acceptance, betrayal to reconciliation, as she struggles to define her place in a changing world - and triumphs against all odds.

“One of the more bizarre illustrations of racial injustice under apartheid is dramatized in SKIN. An involving tale presented with polished straightforwardness, acted with conviction by Sophie Okonedo as well as Sam Neill and Alice Krige as the well-intentioned but often misguided parents.”
- Dennis Harvey, Variety

“A stirring allegory... Director Anthony Fabian's heartfelt attentions keep the picture on the right emotional track.” (Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter)

“A measured and harrowing central performance from Sophie Okonedo... Her anguish lingers long after the end credits roll.” (Mike Goodridge, Screen Daily)