Skin

If this movie had gotten the attention it deserved when it was originally released, then Sophie Okonedo would be busy today picking out a dress to wear on the red carpet for the Oscar ceremony. This heartbreaking tale tells the story of a young girl growing up in South Africa and the trouble she faces because although her parents are White, she ‘looks’ Black. The suggestion (and scientific fact)  that her dark skin and African features are a result of the same Black ancestry that most of White South Africa shares only infuriates the White people of her world. So she flees to the Black community where her sense of belonging is soon challenged in ways that will absolutely appall you.