The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Skin
Drama · 2009
Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.
Movie details
Skin
2009 Drama 1h 47m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Skin?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Anthony Fabian
Written by
Helen Crawley · Jessie Keyt · Helena Kriel · Anthony Fabian
Sophie Okonedo
Sandra Laing
Sam Neill
Abraham Laing
Alice Krige
Sannie Lang
Tony Kgoroge
Petrus Zwane
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Ella Ramangwane
Young Sandra
Morné Visser
Doctor Sparks
Faniswa Yisa
Nora Molefe
Court is in session
Put Skin on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.