Release Year:
2008MMPA Rating:
NRNetflix Star Rating:
4.0 / 5 StarsAvailable Since:
August 02, 2013Skin
Both her father (Sam Neill) and mother (Alice Krige) are white, but Sandra Laing (Sophie Okonedo) is born with dark skin -- a complex problem in the era of South African apartheid that soon drives a wedge into the family in this poignant drama based on a true story. Though her parents fight to have the government classify her as white, Sandra grows up in a divided world, and experiences her parents can't understand make her question her identity.
Cast Summary:
Alice Krige, Sam Neill, Sophie Okonedo, Tony Kgoroge, Ella Ramangwane, Ben Botha, Hannes Brummer, Onida Cowan, Lauren Das Neves, Terri Ann Eckstein