Reviewed by Kate Rodger
Sam Neill is back on the big screen, sporting facial hair and a South African accent, in a new film called Skin.
This film is based on the fascinating true story of Sandra Laing, a coloured girl born to white Afrikaans parents, a genetic throwback which during the apartheid era would have devastating consequences for them all.
Oscar-nominee Sophie Okonedo plays Sandra, Neill is her father... And both bring their obvious class to the screen.
But for a story steeped in such personal and cultural drama, the telling of it was strangely the opposite, keeping the audience at a distance and robbing the story, one really worth telling, of impact.
Two and half stars.
Skin
:: Director: Anthony Fabian
:: Starring: Sam Neill, Sophie Okonedo, Tony Kgoroge, Alice Krige, Ella Ramangwane , Jonathan Pienaar
:: Running Time: 107 mins
:: Rating: M - contains violence
:: Release Date: August 5, 2010
source: newshub archive
