"Skin"

The film was trying to portray the idea that no matter what the circumstance or how hard things get "Never give up!", which was the infamous quote of the movie. This was the quote that Sandra's father, played by Sam Neill, told Sandra when she was facing questioning of her race, as a young girl. The director's intention was to show that a person should not be judged by their race but for who they are as a person, and that no matter what you go through never give up on yourself and always stand up for what you believe in. The storyline is very creative. The film is based on a girl that looks black but was biologically born to two white parents. Sandra, played by actress Sophie Okonedo, grew up in Africa during apartheid. Apartheid was a system of racial segregation legally enforced by the ruling white minority in South Africa. This was problematic for Sandra because her race was at question, because she looked black. The acting in the film was really good, Sophie's character brought compassion to the film. You could easily have feel in love with her character because instead of taking the easy way out and disowning her husband she decided to live as an African women. This meant she had to live in a poverty stricken area with no sanitation or running water, this was quite the opposite of the lifestyle she was living when she was classified a white woman and living with her parents.The film is only playing in selected theatres as of now but is getting great reviews and has won a bunch of awards from a series of film festivals. I personally enjoyed the film, I liked the fact that the character, Sandra, didn't take the easy way out, she fought for her love and for hopes of being accepted. I disliked the fact that the school system and the white minority tried to keep Sandra and black students from going to school, when Africa is there homeland, school should have been eligible to any citizen of Africa. This movie affected me because I did'nt really fully understand what was going on with apartheid in Africa, but now that I understand I am grateful that I didn't to go through it. I would definitely recommend this movie to others. To see some clips from the movie or get more info about the movie visit: http://www.skinthemovie.net/home