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Skin

2009 · 107 min

A quiet, wrenching true-life drama that makes you feel the slow grind of injustice and a family torn apart by law and pride.

Directed by
Anthony Fabian
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sophie Okonedo, Sam Neill, Alice Krige
Overview
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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Directed by
Anthony Fabian
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sophie Okonedo, Sam Neill, Alice Krige
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • identity
  • family
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Anthony Fabian
Written by
Helena Kriel, Helen Crawley, Jessie Keyt
Starring
Sophie Okonedo, Sam Neill, Alice Krige, Tony Kgoroge, Ella Ramangwane, Morné Visser, Faniswa Yisa, Tongayi Chirisa
Music
Hélène Muddiman
Cinematography
Dewald Aukema, Jonathan Partridge
Runtime
107 min
Country
South Africa, United Kingdom
Languages
Zulu, English

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