Based on the lives of June and Jennifer Gibbons, real-life identical twins who grew up in Wales and became known as "the silent twins" because of their refusal to communicate with anyone but... Read allBased on the lives of June and Jennifer Gibbons, real-life identical twins who grew up in Wales and became known as "the silent twins" because of their refusal to communicate with anyone but each other.Based on the lives of June and Jennifer Gibbons, real-life identical twins who grew up in Wales and became known as "the silent twins" because of their refusal to communicate with anyone but each other.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 15 nominations
- Schoolboy from Haverfordwest
- (as Davic Bujoczek)
- Schoolboy from Haverfordwest
- (as Yan Polovnikov)
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- TriviaThe movie portrays June Gibbons and Jennifer Gibbons as fraternal or "dizygotic" twins, "non-identical twins", "dissimilar twins" or "biovular twins"; Around two in three sets of twins are fraternal. Two separate eggs (ova) are fertilised by two separate sperm, resulting in fraternal or 'dizygotic' (two-cell) twins. These babies will be no more alike than siblings born at separate times. The babies can be either the same sex or different sexes. Or the 'third-twin type' may play its part here too; Some researchers believe there may be a third type of twin, although medical opinion is still divided. It is proposed that the egg splits in two, and each half is then fertilised by a different sperm. This theory is an attempt to explain why some fraternal twins look identical: June and Jennifer were identical twins.
- GoofsAt about 31 minutes the girls are asked for social security numbers. In the UK they have National Insurance numbers not SS numbers.
- Quotes
Jennifer Gibbons: [writing in her diary] One of the best days of my sweet life. I had sex before marriage. There was a lot of blood. Sorry, God. Your friend, Jen.
- SoundtracksBliss
Lyrics by Zuzanna Wronska
(Inspired by the writing of June Gibbons and Jennifer Gibbons (as June and Jennifer Gibbons))
Performed by Zuzanna Wronska, Marcin Macuk and Grzegorz Jablonski
Vocals: Lucy St Louis
There's something relatable to their story. I definitely would see how long I could go without speaking as a kid, not that I ever made it more than a day or two. You see the young kids deal with being outsiders, bullying, and how happy they seem when they were isolated and using their imagination. I found it incredibly sad, wishing I could befriend them, hoping they succeed in their creative endeavors.
It's not the most direct, action filled storyline but I found myself invested throughout. I really enjoyed the cinematography, at times diving into their imaginations. Overall, it's something I would definitely watch again. It felt different than most things I've seen recently.
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- Мовчазні двійнята
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $205,135
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $103,860
- Sep 18, 2022
- Gross worldwide
- $298,207
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1