Twin Sisters (2002)
"De tweeling" (original title)

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.

Director:

Ben Sombogaart

Writers:

Tessa de Loo (novel), Marieke van der Pol (screenplay)

Stars:

Ellen Vogel, Gudrun Okras, Thekla Reuten

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ellen Vogel	...	Lotte senior
Gudrun Okras	...	Anna senior
Thekla Reuten	...	Jonge Lotte
Nadja Uhl	...	Jonge Anna
Julia Koopmans	...	Kleine Lotte
Sina Richardt	...	Kleine Anna
Betty Schuurman	...	Moeder Rockanje
Jaap Spijkers	...	Vader Rockanje
Roman Knizka	...	Martin
Margarita Broich	...	Martha
Ingo Naujoks	...	Uncle Heinrich Bamberg
Barbara Auer	...	Charlotte
Jeroen Spitzenberger	...	David
Hans Somers	...	Bram
Hans Trentelman	...	Meneer De Vries

Storyline

1920s Germany. Two Sisters aged six years, no sooner see their remaining parent buried when they are torn apart. Lotte goes to live with her upper middle class Dutch aunt in Holland, Anna to work as a farm hand on her German uncle's rural farm. The story follows their lives as they try to reconcile their differences while World War II impacts each of them on their lives and finally in old age when they meet again, with the hope that the differences in their youth can finally be reconciled.

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Plot Keywords:

twins | epic | love | frontline | family relationships | 

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Taglines:

Verbonden Voor Het Leven, Gescheiden Tot De Dood. (Bound For Life, Separated Until Death.)

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brief sexuality and a scene of violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [nl]

Country:

Netherlands Luxembourg

Language:

Dutch German English French

Release Date:

12 December 2002 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Twin sisters

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,207 (USA) (6 May 2005)

Gross:

$1,207 (USA) (6 May 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

IDTV Film, Samsa Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

137 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the scene where Anna is dancing with the soldiers in early 1940, a couple of them are seen wearing the close combat bar over the left breast pocket on their uniforms. The award was instituted in November 1942.

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Connections

Featured in The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004)

User Reviews

Touching

De tweeling is the best dutch film up until this point. It was surprisingly well made for a dutch production. With more votes it would become a top 250 movie and I think it deserves to be. A few years ago I almost cried because of the Green Mile. This movie almost brought to tears too. It takes very much for my cold hart to be touched. Not only was I touched by the story but also the quality of this production.

Unfortunately the government wants to stop funding the dutch movieindustry. That'll be the end great dutch movies like de tweeling.