Director Laura Luchetti's Strikingly Photographed Sophomore Effort - an Official Selection of TIFF and Nominee for the Grand Jury Prize at Seattle - Arrives on DVD with the Bonus Short Film "Cerdita."
SYNOPSIS
In writer-director Laura Luchetti's strikingly photographed second feature, two teenage runaways forge a relationship haunted by their respective pasts. Anna (Anastasiya Bogach) is eluding a human trafficker for whom her father worked, and Basim (Kallil Kone) is a refugee from the Ivory Coast in search of gainful employment. Together they embark on a dangerous trip across the tough but breathtaking terrain of Sardinia in the hopes of overcoming their personal demons. The remarkable chemistry between Bogach and Kone-both nonprofessional actors-carries Luchetti's powerful film about coming of age in the throes of the refugee crisis.
Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize and the Futurewave Youth Jury Award at the 2018 Seattle International Film Festival and nominated for a European Film Award, TWIN FLOWER was a favorite of critics and festival audiences around the globe. Warren Cantrell of The Playlist says "Bolstered by revelatory performances from its leads, and a timely thematic foundation appropriate to its place and moment, Twin Flower tells a story that's as nuanced as it is profound...the complexity afforded to the characters and the universe they inhabit speaks volumes about the steady, thoughtful hand behind all of this." And Robert Daniels of 812 Film Reviews pens that "Luchetti also offers some of the most exquisite shots of the Italian countryside since Luca Guadagino's Call Me By Your Name...[in] a subtle study of two people who need each other."
BONUS FEATURE
- Bonus Short Film - Cerdita (Written and directed by Carlota Pereda | Spain | 15 minutes | Spanish with English subtitles) -- Sara is mercilessly bullied by her peers for being overweight but a turn of events will soon change everyone's fates in a most alarming fashion.
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