Twin Sisters

2002, Movie, 2h 17min

1920s Germany. Two sisters aged six years, no sooner see their remaining parent buried when they are torn apart. Lotte goes to live with her upper middle class Dutch aunt in Holland, Anna to work as a farm hand on her German uncle's rural farm. The World War II impacts each of their lives and finally in old age they meet again.

Country: Luxembourg,Netherlands

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7.4

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Critic William Thomas

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...a thoughtful attempt to explore the extent to which victims existed on both sides in the Second World War.

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Twin Sisters is a historical drama that follows the lives of two young girls who are separated after their parents' death and grow up in different environments. Despite their efforts to stay in touch, they are eventually separated by the turmoil of World War II, which leaves them with different perspectives and experiences. The film explores how their lives take different paths, and how they struggle to reconcile their differences in adulthood. Through their journey, Twin Sisters poignantly portrays the impact of family, love, and war on individual lives.

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