"ONE OF THE BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR. SOPHIE OKONEDO IS MAGNIFICENT"
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times
"POWERFUL! OSCAR-WORTHY PERFORMANCES"
"ENORMOUSLY MOVING" Ella Taylor, The Village Voice
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.
"EMOTIONALLY MESMERISING... UNMISSABLE"
Chrissy Iley, The Sunday Times (UK)
"ONE OF THE YEAR'S MOST AFFECTING FILMS" Marshall Fine, Huffington Post (USA)
"A WORK OF GREAT BEAUTY AND INSPIRATION" Barry Ronge, Sunday Times (South Africa)
WINNER! AUDIENCE AWARD
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WINNER! ACCOLADE AWARD
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WINNER! ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD
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Best South African Film 7th Annual Tri Continental Film Festival South Africa, 2009
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Accolade Award For Excellence Original Score Hélène Muddiman
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Cial Environmental Award Giffoni Film Festival 2009
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