Underplayed Gems

Twin Sisters (2002)

Twin Sisters poster
Original title
De Tweeling
Directed by
Ben Sombogaart
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
Netherlands
Runtime
2h 17m
Rated
16
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 84 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two twin sisters are separated as children during World War Two. One grows up in Germany with a wealthy family and the other in the Netherlands in poverty. The film follows their difficult lives and the strained relationship that develops between them.

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What happens

Twin Sisters (Dutch: De Tweeling) is a 2002 Dutch film, directed by Ben Sombogaart, based on the novel The Twins by Tessa de Loo, with a screenplay by Dutch actress and writer Marieke van der Pol. The film stars Thekla Reuten, Nadja Uhl, Ellen Vogel and Gudrun Okras. The two girls/women are each played by three different actors from the Netherlands and Germany. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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