Skin
Pele
Synopsis
Pele is a film about a young mulatto woman that in spite of being rich, beautiful and intelligent, feels discriminated because of the colour of her skin. The entire plot is in the early 70's, when Portugal had a dictatorial government, ultramarine territories and lots of racism in its society… Issues like racism, female condition and the spoilt lives of the high-society are the main themes of this movie
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Fernando Vendrell
- Screenplay & Story
- Carla Baptista, Fernando Vendrell
- Original Score
- J.P. Simões, Hipnótica
- Original Title
- Pele
- Country of Origin
- Portugal
- Spoken Languages
- Portuguese
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Production Studios
- David & Golias
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Fernando Vendrell
Carla Baptista, Fernando Vendrell, Henrique Galvão
J.P. Simões, Hipnótica
José Nascimento, Pedro Marques
Catarina Fortes, Fernando Vendrell
Department Leadership Roster
Fernando Vendrell
Director
Carla Baptista
Screenplay
Lucha d'Orey
Costume Design
Catarina Fortes
Producer
José Nascimento
Editor
Fernando Vendrell
Producer
Pedro Marques
Editor
Henrique Galvão
Writer
Fernando Vendrell
Screenplay
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What is Skin about?
Pele is a film about a young mulatto woman that in spite of being rich, beautiful and intelligent, feels discriminated because of the colour of her skin. The entire plot is in the early 70's, when Portugal had a dictatorial government, ultramarine territories and lots of racism in its society… Issues like racism, female condition and the spoilt lives of the high-society are the main themes of this movie
Who directed Skin?
Skin was directed by Fernando Vendrell.
Who stars in Skin?
The principal cast of Skin includes Daniela Costa, Francisco Nascimento, Manuel Wiborg, Fernanda Lapa, Núria Madruga.
When was Skin released and how long is it?
Skin was released in 2006 with a total runtime of 1h 40m.
Who composed the musical score for Skin?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Skin was composed by J.P. Simões, Hipnótica.