The Silent Twins

"Imagination will set you free."

2022 1h 53m EN

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6.3

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69%

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METACRITIC

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5.7

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 72🍅69%Rotten Tomatoes●59Metacritic★5.7IMDB · 2,863

Drama

Synopsis

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June and Jennifer Gibbons are twins from the only Black family in a small town in Wales in the 1970s and '80s. Feeling isolated from the community, the pair turn inward and reject communication with everyone but each other, retreating into their own fantasy world of inspiration and adolescent desires. After a spree of vandalism, the girls are sentenced to Broadmoor, an infamous psychiatric hospital, where they face the choice to separate and survive or die together.

“Imagination will set you free.”

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Cast

Letitia Wright
June
Tamara Lawrance
Jennifer
Leah Mondesir-Simmonds
Young June
Eva-Arianna Baxter
Young Jennifer
Nadine Marshall
Gloria
Treva Etienne
Aubrey
Michael Smiley
Tim Thomas
Jodhi May
Marjorie Wallace

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Agnieszka Smoczyńska
Writers: Andrea Seigel
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, Poland, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: United Kingdom, Poland, United States of America.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska, shot by Jakub Kijowski. 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 Marcin Macuk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Agnieszka Glińska shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance and Leah Mondesir-Simmonds carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Imagination will set you free.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11052678 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Agnieszka Smoczyńska directs. Jakub Kijowski behind the camera. Marcin Macuk scores. Agnieszka Glińska cuts. Produced in United Kingdom, Poland, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2International production across 3 countries: United Kingdom, Poland, United States of America.
3Directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska, shot by Jakub Kijowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Marcin Macuk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Agnieszka Glińska shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance and Leah Mondesir-Simmonds carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Imagination will set you free.".
8IMDB entry: tt11052678 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.