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De tweeling (2002) -- Twin Sisters is an epic love story based on the Dutch bestseller by Tessa de Loo that has been read by more than 3.5 million readers in Holland and Germany.
De tweeling (2002) -- Twin Sisters is an epic love story based on the Dutch bestseller by Tessa de Loo that has been read by more than 3.5 million readers in Holland and Germany.
De tweeling (2002) -- Twin Sisters is an epic love story based on the Dutch bestseller by Tessa de Loo that has been read by more than 3.5 million readers in Holland and Germany.

Overview

User Rating:
7.7/10   2,863 votes
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Director:
Ben Sombogaart
Writers:
Tessa de Loo (novel)
Marieke van der Pol (screenplay)
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Release Date:
12 December 2002 (Netherlands) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance | War more
Tagline:
Verbonden Voor Het Leven, Gescheiden Tot De Dood. (Bound For Life, Separated Until Death.)
Plot:
Twin Sisters is an epic love story based on the Dutch bestseller by Tessa de Loo that has been read by more than 3.5 million readers in Holland and Germany. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
A fine Dutch export product. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Sina Richardt ... Anna Bamberg, young
Julia Koopmans ... Lotte Bamberg, young

Thekla Reuten ... Young Lotte
Nadja Uhl ... Young Anna
Ellen Vogel ... Old Lotte
Gudrun Okras ... Old Anna
Betty Schuurman ... Mother Rockanje
Jaap Spijkers ... Father Rockanje
Roman Knizka ... Martin
Margarita Broich ... Martha
Ingo Naujoks ... Uncle Heinrich Bamberg
Barbara Auer ... Charlotte
Jeroen Spitzenberger ... David
Hans Somers ... Bram
Hans Trentelman ... Mr. De Vries
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Twin Sisters (Europe: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for brief sexuality and a scene of violence.
Runtime:
137 min
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Factual errors: Anna and Martin are seen wearing their wedding rings on their left hands. In Germany and Austria however, people wear them on their right hands. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV) more

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11 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
A fine Dutch export product., 13 May 2005
7/10
Author: Philip Van der Veken from Tessenderlo, Belgium

Apparently "De Tweeling" or "The Twins" has been based on a very popular Dutch novel. I'm not able to compare the movie with the book, because I haven't read it yet, but I can and will tell you something about this movie and how I feel about it.

The movie starts in the 1920's when, after the death of their parents, the two twin sisters are separated at the age of six. One of them will stay in Germany where she'll have to work hard on her uncle's farm, the other sister will live with her upper middle class Dutch aunt and uncle in Holland. For many years the girls try to contact each other but both families are able to intercept their letters and to make them believe that the other sister is dead. While they both grow older and the Second World War affects their lives in a very profound way, both try to renew their bond several times, but fail time after time because of different reasons. Only at the end of their lives, they are able to forgive and forget...

Even though the movie has its weaker moments, overall this is some very nice and touching cinema. Especially the beginning and the end of the movie are hard to forget. And even though I'm not Dutch myself (I'm from their 'little neighbor' in the South), I could easily recognize the feelings between the Germans and the Dutch. I don't know if anybody has his or her doubts about that, but the movie exactly shows it as it was during those days (not that I experienced it myself, I was born more than 30 years after the war).

If you are looking for an alternative war movie, than this is certainly something for you. By alternative I mean that you won't see any soldiers fighting or bombs exploding, but you'll get an idea of how life was for the civilians who had to try to survive during the German occupation. Another reason why I call it alternative is because the movie does not only cover the small time period of 1938-1944, the period in which Europe was in the war. It tells the story between the 1920's and the present day.

What might be a bit confusing from time to time is the fact that the actors constantly switch between German and Dutch (especially at the end of the movie). Of course, when you don't understand anything of both languages and have to read the subtitles, you won't even notice. But anyway, I must congratulate the Dutch with this movie (as a Belgian this hurts a bit, hahaha). With this one, they have a nice movie they can be proud of. I give it a 7.5/10.

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