2022 * R * 1h 53m If you're in the mood for something unusual, be sure to check this film out. It's one of those haunting films that'll you think about, days after seeing it. I can't say I loved it, but it did make me ant to learn a little bit more about the main characters.
Apparently "The Silent Twins" is based on a true story about a couple of very different twin girls. It takes place in England in the mid 1970's, and the Gibbons girls June (Letitia Wright) and Jennifer (Tamara Lawrance) have a problem communicating with anyone but each other. They're totally silent to the outside world. But between themselves, they're open and free. They're both very creative and write poetry, fiction, songs, and more together.
After getting caught stealing and setting fire to a building, they're sentenced to life in a mental institution. There they continue their silence. The film is interlaced with little claymation vignettes, based on their writings. It adds an extra bit of weirdness to an already odd tale. It's a hard film to describe. Let's just say you'll have to see it for yourself and draw your own conclusions.
3 1/2 out of 5 stars
Streaming on Netflix and to rent on Prime, Apple TV, and YouTube.
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