Skin

6.4/1020091h 47mReleased

Drama

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

Released: Jul 24, 2009

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Sophie Okonedo

Sandra Laing

Alice Krige

Sannie Lang

Sam Neill

Abraham Laing

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