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Skin

2009 · 1h 47m · PG-13 Drama
Directed by Anthony Fabian

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Overview

Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.

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85%
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Rotten

Laing's life, despite its inherent melodrama, does not automatically lend itself to the screen. And without the aid of a smart script or a prevailing sense of delicacy, a movie about her or apartheid risks being a blunt instrument.

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Fresh

Provocative.

Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
Fresh

Potent, still relevant and inspiring while maddening, Skin shows some of our best and much of our worst.

Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh

Every emotion is underscored with sugary music, every narrative plot progression telegraphed with the mechanical structural stiffness of a made-for-TV movie.

Rex Reed, New York Observer
Rotten

It feels hurried, looks cheap, and works overtime to simplify a complex, flawed character into a noble, tragic heroine. The film speaks fluent cliche.

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

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