Archive of films Silent Twins / The Silent Twins

Poland / USA / United Kingdom
2022, 113 min

Section: Horizons
Year: 2022

June and Jennifer, identical twins whose parents are from Barbados, move to Wales soon after their birth. As they grow up, they begin to close themselves off in their own world, to the point that they decide to communicate only with each other. This fascinating story of two unusual, creative beings, profound sisterly love, and destructive dependence is a playful, visual work of cinema that makes use of animation and musical scenes.


Synopsis

June and Jennifer, identical twins whose parents are from Barbados, move to Wales soon after their birth. As they grow up, they begin to close themselves off in their own world, to the point that they decide to communicate only with each other. In her fascinating English-language debut, Polish director Agnieszka Smoczyńská tells the painful story of these two unusual, creative beings, profound sisterly love, and destructive dependence. Together with her established team of collaborators, she has created a playful, visual work of cinema that makes use of animation and musical scenes to bring the viewer closer to the inner life of the silent twins.


Lenka Tyrpáková

About the director

Agnieszka Smoczyńska

Agnieszka Smoczyńska (1978, Wrocław, Poland). Selected filmography: The Lure (Córki dancingu, 2015), Fugue (Fuga, 2018), The Field Guide to Evil (Atlas zła, 2018, co-director), The Silent Twins (2022).

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About the film

Color, DCP

Section: Horizons
   
Director: Agnieszka Smoczyńska
Screenplay: Andrea Seigel podle románu / based on the novel by Marjorie Wallace
Dir. of Photography: Jakub Kijowski
Music: Marcin Macuk, Zuzanna Wronska
Editor: Agnieszka Glinska
Art Director: Kaya Kolodziejczyk
Producer: Anita Gou, Joshua Horsfield, Ben Pugh, Klaudia Smieja, Alicia Van Couvering, Letitia Wright
Production: Madants, 42, Kindred Spirit
Cast: Letitia Wright, Jodhi May, Michael Smiley
Sales: Focus Features
Distributor: CinemArt, a.s.

Guests

Agnieszka Smoczyńska

Film Director

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