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MONEY
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Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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Twice Born
"A story of love. A story of war. A story of life."
2012 2h 7m IT
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7.3
SOLID
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9%
ROTTEN
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34
METACRITIC
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7.3
IMDB
★7.3TMDB · 481🥫9%Rotten Tomatoes●34Metacritic★7.3IMDB · 17,762
DramaRomanceWar
Synopsis
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Full-throttle melodrama about an ill-starred romance set against the backdrop of the siege of Sarajevo. A mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago.
“A story of love. A story of war. A story of life.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Penélope Cruz
Gemma
Emile Hirsch
Diego
Adnan Hasković
Gojco
Saadet Işıl Aksoy
Aska
Pietro Castellitto
Pietro
Mira Furlan
Velida
Jovan Divjak
Jovan
Vinicio Marchioni
Gemma's husband
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Sergio Castellitto
- Writers
- Sergio Castellitto
- Languages
- Italian, English, Bosnian
- Countries
- Italy, Spain
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 14 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, English, Bosnian.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Italy, Spain.
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CAST
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Directed by Sergio Castellitto, shot by Gian Filippo Corticelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Arturo Annecchino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Patrizio Marone shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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8 / 8
CAST
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Penélope Cruz and Emile Hirsch and Adnan Hasković carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Sergio Castellitto directs. Gian Filippo Corticelli behind the camera. Arturo Annecchino scores. Patrizio Marone cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Italy, Spain. Dialogue in Italian, English, Bosnian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 14 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, English, Bosnian.
- 4International production across 2 countries: Italy, Spain.
- 5Directed by Sergio Castellitto, shot by Gian Filippo Corticelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Arturo Annecchino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Patrizio Marone shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Penélope Cruz and Emile Hirsch and Adnan Hasković carry the top of the cast.
- 9Marketing tagline: "A story of love. A story of war. A story of life.".
- 10IMDB entry: tt1396226 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 11Classified under 13 themes, including "rape", "civil war", "based on novel or book", "bosnia and herzegovina".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Gian Filippo Corticelli
- Original score
- Arturo Annecchino
- Editing
- Patrizio Marone
- Production design
- Francesco Frigeri
- Costume design
- Sonu Mishra
- Makeup / hair
- Alessandro Bertolazzi
- Sound
- Francesco Tumminello
- Runtime
- 127 min · 2h 7m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $13,000,000
- Box office
- $18,295
- Return
- 0% of budget
- Original language
- IT
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 9% 🥫 Rotten
- Metacritic
- 34/100
- IMDB rating
- 7.3/10 · 17,762 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
7 nominations total
Also by
Sergio Castellitto
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- AL
Alien Produzioni
Medusa Film
IT
Picomedia
IT
Mod Producciones
ES
Telecinco Cinema
ES
Key crew
- NovelMargaret Mazzantini
- Costume DesignSonu Mishra
- EditorPatrizio Marone
- CastingLaura Muccino
- Production DesignFrancesco Frigeri
- Set DecorationPatrizia Alfonsi
- Set DecorationDonato Tieppo
- Makeup DesignerAlessandro Bertolazzi
- Key Hair StylistMarzia Colomba
- HairstylistMassimo Gattabrusi
- Key Makeup ArtistMarta Roggero
- Makeup ArtistChiara Ugolini
- Executive ProducerPiero Amati
- Co-ProducerÁlvaro Augustín
- Co-ProducerGhislain Barrois
- Co-ProducerFernando Bovaira
- ProducerSergio Castellitto
- Co-ProducerPenélope Cruz
- Co-ProducerSimón de Santiago
- Co-ProducerJaime Ortiz de Artiñano
- ProducerRoberto Sessa
- Sound Effects EditorJacopo Anzellotti
- Sound Effects EditorLuca Anzellotti
- Foley ArtistMassimo Anzellotti
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- rape
- civil war
- based on novel or book
- bosnia and herzegovina
- balkan war
- bosnian war (1992-95)
- infertility
- nonlinear timeline
- 1990s
- balkans
- mother son relationship
- bosnia
- sarajevo
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2013-12-05R
Also known as
International titles
- 来到这个世上CN
- Prova de RedençãoBR
- Twice BornUS
- Volver a nacerES
- Világra jőveHU
- 투와이스 본KR
