Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s first English-language film, based on the book by Marjorie Wallace, tells the true story of June and Jennifer Gibbons - black twin sisters born in 1963 in Wales to a family of Caribbean immigrants from the island of Barbados. Literarily gifted and endowed with artistic imaginations, the sisters talk to each other freely when they are alone. In front of others, even among their loved ones, they don’t say a word. The mysterious conspiracy of silence is not the only element of the sisters’ odd pact, which over time becomes toxic and dangerous to both themselves and their actually somewhat xenophobic surroundings. The unusual sensitivity of the heroines will collide with the heartlessness of those who determine their fate. The film combines realistic live-action sequences with puppet animation and the seriousness of drama with the dreamlike fairy-tale and even the lightness of a musical. Hence, a large part here is given to the musical setting.
- Main Competition
- Polish Films Competition
- Film And Art School Etudes Competition
- Cinematographers' Debuts Competition
- Directors' Debuts Competition
- Documentary Features Competition
- Documentary Shorts Competition
- TV Series Competition
- Music Videos Competition
- OKO Film Festival
- International Ethnographic Film Festival OKO - National Short Films Competition
- European Funds In Focus
- Baltic Cinema Review
- Special Screening
- Documentary Special Screening
- Contemporary World Cinema
- Panorama Etiud Studenckich Szkół Filmowych i Artystycznych
- HFF Munich Film School Review
- Stephen H. Burum Retrospective
- Alex Gibney Retrospective
- Ulrike Ottinger Retrospective
- Ukrainian Poetic Cinema
- Ukrainian Film Festival of Art of Cinematography KINOKO presents
- OKO Film Festival
- Inspiring Images
The Silent Twins
Silent Twins, The
Polish Films Competition
Cinematographer: Jakub Kijowski
Director: Agnieszka Smoczyńska
Producer: Alicia Van Couvering, Anita Gou, Ben Pugh, Ewa Puszczyńska, Joshua Horsfield, Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska
Writer: Andrea Seigel, Marjorie Wallace
Production designer: Anna Mocny, Jagna Dobesz
Editor: Agnieszka Glińska
Cast: Jodhi May, Letitia Wright, Michael Smiley, Tamara Lawrance
Production Company: 30West, Kindred Spirit, Madants Sp. z o.o.
Year: 2022
Country: Poland, UK, USA
Time: 113
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Cinematographer: Jolanta Dylewska
Country: Poland
Year: 2022
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Cinematographer: Lech Majewski, Paweł Tybora
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Year: 2022
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Cinematographer: Ita Zbroniec-Zajt
Country: Poland, France, Sweden
Year: 2022