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Review: Skin

July 24, 2009 10:04

By

Gerald Aaron

1 min read

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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