Project Detail

Skin

Synopsis

Sandra Laing entered the world a beautiful baby but no one, not the hospital staff, her mother, father or neighbours would admit the obvious. Abraham and Sannie Laing were white yet their daughter was dark. By a biological quirk, the pigment of an unknown black ancestor had lain dormant for generations and manifested in Sandra. If there was ever a wrong place and wrong time for this phenomenon, it was apartheid South Africa in 1955. Skin is a compelling and moving story about love, betrayal and reconciliation.

Details

Year: 2009
Type of film: Features
Running time: 107 mins
Format: 35mm
Director: Anthony Fabian
Producer: Simon Fawcett, Robbie Little, Laurence Paltiel, Alasdair MacCuish, Moses Silinda, Hellen Kalenga
Editor: St John O' Rorke
Screenwriter: Helen Crawley, Jessie Keyt, Helena Kriel
Director of Photography: Dewald Aukema, Jonathan Partridge
Production Designer: Billy Keam
Sound: Richard Sprawson
Music: Helene Muddiman
Principal cast: Sophie Okonedo, Sam Neill, Alice Krige, Tony Kgoroge, Ella Ramangwane

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Elysian Films, Bard Entertainment, Moonlighting Films

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Sales Company

The Little Film Company

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