Skin
6.9
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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Cast
40 people
Sophie Okonedo
Sandra Laing
Known for
After Earth
Hotel Rwanda
Sam Neill
Abraham Laing
Known for
Jurassic Park
Peaky Blinders
Alice Krige
Sannie Lang
Known for
The OA
Carnival Row
Tony Kgoroge
Petrus Zwane
Known for
Invictus
Hotel Rwanda
Ella Ramangwane
Young Sandra
No other roles listed
Morné Visser
Doctor Sparks
Known for
King Solomon's Mines
The Kissing Booth 3
Faniswa Yisa
Nora Molefe
Known for
Holiday in the Wild
Blood & Water
Tongayi Chirisa
Township Priest
Known for
Another Life
Mayfair Witches
Danny Keogh
Van Tonder
Known for
Invictus
Troy: Fall of a City
Jeremy Crutchley
TV Reporter
Known for
The Triangle
Infinity Train
Terri Ann Eckstein
Elsie Laing (aged 19)
Also in
Winnie Mandela
Stealing Time
Bongani Masondo
Henry Laing (aged 20)
No other roles listed
Anthony Fabian Director · Helena Kriel Screenplay Helen Crawley Screenplay
United States release October 30, 2009 · Produced in South Africa, United Kingdom · Languages English, Zulu
Production
Elysian Films
Production
Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa
Production
The National Film and Video Foundation of South Africa
Production
South Africa · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Zulu
Release dates
Canada · September 7, 2008
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United Kingdom · July 24, 2009
Theatrical
United States · October 30, 2009
Limited theatrical
United States
November 3, 2008 · Premiere · AFI Fest
January 25, 2009 · Premiere · Santa Barbara Film Festival
April 17, 2009 · Premiere · Washington D.C. International Film Festival
May 24, 2009 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
October 13, 2009 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
Argentina
March 16, 2010 · TV
Australia
February 25, 2011 · TV
Belgium
November 18, 2009 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 1, 2008 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Finland
March 10, 2010 · Physical
May 7, 2010 · Premiere · Helsinki African Film Festival
Germany
January 25, 2011 · Theatrical
January 25, 2011 · Physical
January 31, 2011 · TV
Hungary
October 16, 2010 · TV
Netherlands
September 17, 2009 · Theatrical
Poland
December 3, 2009 · Premiere · Camerimage Film Festival
South Africa
July 25, 2009 · Premiere · Durban International Film Festival
January 22, 2010 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 24, 2010 · Physical
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