A genetic throwback caused Sandra Laing to be born “black” to white parents in apartheid South Africa. While Sandra’s odyssey seems fictional, it’s a true story told with rather too much restraint by director Anthony Fabian.
Sophie Okenedo as the adult Sandra and Ella Ramangwane as the child are excellent; Sam Neill and Alice Krige do well as the parents.
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