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Silent Twins | ©Madants
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The Silent Twins

    Feature Film | 2021-2022 | Drama, Thriller | Poland, United Kingdom, USA

    Main data

    DirectorAgnieszka Smoczyńska
    Written byAndrea Seigel, Marjorie Wallace (literary source)
    ProductionMadants, 30West [us], 42 [uk], Extreme Emotions [pl], Kindred Spirit [us]
    DistributorFocus Features [us], Gutek Film [pl], Universal Pictures International [us]

    Shooting data

    Start of shooting11/01/2021
    End of shooting18/03/2021
    LocationsPracze Odrzańskie, Szczawno-Zdrój, Warszawa, Sosnowiec
    Filming regionsPoland

    Project data

    Budget20 350 000 PLN
    Film financing
    Length of movie113 min

    Cast

    Trailers/Videos

    • Trailer/Video on Youtube
    • PL trailer

    Stills

    Posters

    Brief 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. 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.

    Cast

    ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
    Tamara Lawrancen.a. [L]
    Letitia Wrightn.a. [L]
    Jack BandeiraWayne [SR]
    Julian R. BoothCourt Clerk [SR]
    Jordan J. GallagherRon [SR]
    Martin Hugh HenleyShopkeeper [SR]
    Tony RichardsonDr. John Rees [SR]
    Rita RaiderDiane Kennedy [SR]
    Kaya KołodziejczykAlison [SR]
    Ewa RodartSecretary [BP]
    Agnieszka SalamonNurse [BP]
    Małgorzata Klarasocial worker [BP]
    Sonia Roszczukpatient [BP]
    Izabela Pereztancerka

    Crew

    ActivityNameComment
    Director of photographyJakub Kijowski
    Casting directorKharmel Cochrane
    Costume designerKatarzyna Lewińska
    DirectorAgnieszka Smoczyńska
    EditorAgnieszka Glińska
    Additional makeup artistJulia Skorupa
    Additional make up artistWeronika Borszyńska
    ComposerZuzanna Wrońska
    ComposerMarcin Macuk
    ProducerKlaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska
    ProducerEwa Puszczyńska
    ProducerAnita Gou
    ProducerBen Pugh
    ProducerAlicia van Couvering
    Executive producerCharlie Morrison
    Executive producerMarjorie Wallace
    Executive producerKatie Anderson
    Executive producerLetitia Wright
    Executive producerAndrea Seigel
    Executive producerTrevor Groth
    Executive producerTamara Lawrance
    Executive producerJake Carter
    ProducerJoshua Horsfield
    Production designerJagna Dobesz
    Location scoutDawid Kołosowski
    Location manager (local system)Michał Korynek
    preproduction    		preproduction
    ScreenwriterAndrea Seigel
    Literary sourceMarjorie Wallace
    Sound supervisorMarcin Lenarczyk
    Stuntman/womanAleksandra Lemba
    dubler    		dubler
    ChoreographerKaya Kołodziejczyk
    Intimacy coordinatorKaya Kołodziejczyk

    Production companies

    CompanyComment
    Madants
    30West [us]
    executive production    		executive production
    42 [uk]
    Extreme Emotions [pl]
    Kindred Spirit [us]

    Distribution / Sales companies

    CompanyComment
    Focus Features [us]
    world sales    		world sales
    Gutek Film [pl]
    Poland    		Poland
    Universal Pictures International [us]
    international distribution    		international distribution

    Facilities

    DepartmentCompanyComment
    CostumesCostumes4movies

    Awards

    Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
    Marcin Macuk2023Polish Film Awards Eagles [pl]
    Best Music / Score    		Best Music / ScoreNominated
    Katarzyna Lewińska2023Polish Film Awards Eagles [pl]
    Best Costume Design    		Best Costume DesignNominated
    Marcin Lenarczyk2023Polish Film Awards Eagles [pl]
    Best Sound Design    		Best Sound DesignNominated
    Agnieszka Glińska2023Polish Film Awards Eagles [pl]
    Best Editing    		Best EditingNominated
    Agnieszka Smoczyńska2023Polish Film Awards Eagles [pl]
    Best Film / Movie    		Best Film / MovieNominated
    Agnieszka Smoczyńska2023Polish Film Awards Eagles [pl]
    Best Director    		Best DirectorNominated
    Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska2023OFF Camera [pl]
    Female Voice Award    		Female Voice AwardWinner
    Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska2023Polish Film Awards Eagles [pl]
    Best Film / Movie    		Best Film / MovieNominated
    Jakub Kijowski2023Polish Film Awards Eagles [pl]
    Best Cinematography    		Best CinematographyNominated
    Jakub Kijowski2023PSC Award [pl]
    Award for feature film cinematography    		Award for feature film cinematographyWinner
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    Festivals

    YearCountryFestivalComment
    2023AustriaCrossing Europe
    2023PolandOFF Camera
    Polish Feature Film Competition    		Polish Feature Film Competition
    2022FranceFestival de Cannes
    Un certain regard    		Un certain regard
    2022South KoreaBusan International Film Festival
    World Cinema section    		World Cinema section
    2022PolandPolish Film Festival
    Main Competition    		Main Competition
    2022PolandCamerimage Festival
    Polish Films Competition    		Polish Films Competition
    2022PolandIFF New Horizons
    mBank Gala Screenings (out of competition)    		mBank Gala Screenings (out of competition)

    TV-broadcast

    TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
    First showingPolandCanal+ [pl]Friday, 20/01/2023Premiery Canal+ (online)

    Cinema releases and premieres

    TypeCountryDateComment
    Theatre releasePolandFriday, 21/10/2022
    Theatre releaseUSAFriday, 16/09/2022
    PremiereTuesday, 24/05/2022Festival de Cannes [fr]

    Links

    Reviews
    The Guardian [en]https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/may/25/the-silent-twins-review-june-jennifer-gibbons-agnieszka-smoczynska
    [pl]https://www.rp.pl/film/art36379121-silent-twins-znakomite-przyjecie-polsko-brytyjskiego-filmu-agnieszki-smoczynskiej
    [en]https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/15/movies/the-silent-twins-review.html?fbclid=IwAR0yDmbKJIOYP6dgyu6OayMSgjBzh12QZJrqQ0xKEXMYIJK-2jda35NZ_pQ
    [pl]https://kultura.onet.pl/film/recenzje/the-silent-twins-recenzja-filmu-ktory-zdobyl-zlote-lwy-w-gdyni/elr5ejd
    [pl]https://wyborcza.pl/7,101707,28504646,dlugie-owacje-dla-smoczynskiej-w-cannes-ten-film-nie-daje-o.html
    [en]https://time.com/6215103/the-silent-twins-true-story/
    [pl]https://www.newsweek.pl/kultura/recenzja-silent-twins-historia-niezwyklych-blizniaczek/bp9wcp7
    Articles / Reports
    [en]https://www.indiewire.com/2022/05/cannes-2022-most-anticipated-films-1234721489/?fbclid=IwAR1ipZEVDHqbg7jy3ujonLpwYSjWMDLlGMRiK-fxKA2r7WFDx_RkFTj9upY
    [en]https://deadline.com/video/the-silent-twins-producers-talk-merits-of-shooting-un-certain-regard-entry-in-poland-cannes-panel/
    [pl]https://kultura.gazeta.pl/kultura/7,114438,28924435,the-silent-twins-wygrywa-w-gdyni-niesamowita-niepokojaca.html
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