Twin Town (1997)

Directed by

Kevin Allen

Genre

drama film, coming-of-age film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

MA 15+

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 85 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In Swansea, Wales, two troublesome twin brothers get caught up in a spiral of crime and revenge after their father is injured. The film follows their chaotic clashes with local authorities and criminals.

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What happens

Twin Town is a 1997 British dark comedy crime film, filmed mainly around Port Talbot and set in Swansea, Wales. It was directed by Kevin Allen and had a working title of Hot Dog; a hot dog van features in a number of scenes in the film. It stars real-life brothers Rhys Ifans (in his first major movie role) and Llŷr Ifans (credited as Llyr Evans) along with Dougray Scott. The director appears on screen, briefly seen as a show host on a TV set in the static caravan home of the twins while co-writer Paul Durden briefly appears as a rude taxi driver. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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