druid333-2 wrote on IMDB:
Anthony Fabian's 'Skin'is a powerful drama of South Africa's shameful
history of white colonial Apartheit rule,that was thankfully
overthrown. The story starts in 1965 when a young ten year old girl,
Sandra has been thrown out of school for being black,despite the fact
that she is of white,European parents. Her father,Abraham (played by
screen veteran,Sam Neill)fights to get her back in school,by
challenging the South African courts to insist that she's white). When
he is unsuccessful,the family resigns to the fact that their daughter
has to deal with the burden that she will be treated badly,because she
is regarded as black. As the years go by,Sandra (now played as an adult
by Sophie Okonedo,who absolutely shone in 'Hotel Rwanda')has grown into
a beautiful woman,who is desired by one of the black locals, which
disturbs Abe much (Abe is as much a vile racist as the rest of the
population of the town). The rest of the film spans over a twenty plus
year time frame that tells much of South Africa's social history,set
against Sandra's tempestuous own personal history. The cast is rounded
out by Alice Krige (as Sandra's long suffering mother,Sannie),Tony
Kgorogue,as Sandra's lover & father of her children, who turns out to
be hot tempered & abusive toward Sandra, as well as a cast of South
African actors that turn in shining performances. The screenplay
(written by Helen Crawley,Jessie Keyl & Helena Kriel) makes the most
out of what was easily a dark period in South Africa's social history
(and what some,even to this day,would love nothing better than to do
but bring back). As this film is an import,there is no MPAA rating,but
contains some strong language,brief nudity & sexuality,and some truly
disturbing images of racist fueled violence.
Written on IMDB 11 months ago.
