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Twinsters (2015)

Twinsters poster
Directed by
Samantha Futerman
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
12
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 141 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two identical twins who were separated at birth find each other through the internet. The documentary follows them as they meet in person, get a DNA test to confirm they are sisters, and explore their shared history together.

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What happens

Twinsters is a 2015 documentary film which covers the true-life story of identical twin sisters, separated at birth, discovering each other on-line, meeting, confirming their identity with a DNA test, and exploring aspects of their background together. The film was released as a biography genre documentary on March 15, 2015, at South by Southwest. After that, the film was made available through various streaming platforms, including Netflix, iTunes and Freeform. In September 2016, the network ABC bought a comedy based on the Twinsters documentary from the creators responsible for Funny or Die. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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