Skin


1h 42m 2006

Brief Synopsis

1970s. Lisbon. Olga, the beautiful, clever daughter of a wealthy entrepreneur, realizes that despite the apparent advantages of her station--the mansion, the hired help, the parties and glamour--she will never be fully accepted by her peers or by society, because of her background. Not only is she t

Film Details

Also Known As
Pele
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2006

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 42m

Synopsis

1970s. Lisbon. Olga, the beautiful, clever daughter of a wealthy entrepreneur, realizes that despite the apparent advantages of her station--the mansion, the hired help, the parties and glamour--she will never be fully accepted by her peers or by society, because of her background. Not only is she the daughter of her father's mistress, but she's also a mulatto, her birth-mother being a conquest from her father's time in the Portuguese colony of Angola.

Film Details

Also Known As
Pele
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2006

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 42m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2006

Released in United States August 2006

Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Director's Showcase) August 14-27, 2006.

Released in United States 2006

Released in United States August 2006 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Director's Showcase) August 14-27, 2006.)