Sisters (I) (2006)

A reporter witnesses a brutal murder, and becomes entangled in a mystery involving a pair of Siamese twins who were separated at birth, one of them forced to live under the eye of a watchful, controlling psychiatrist.

Director:

Douglas Buck

Writers:

Brian De Palma (screenplay), Louisa Rose (based on a screenplay by),

Stars:

Chloë Sevigny, Stephen Rea, Lou Doillon

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chloë Sevigny	...	Grace Collier
Stephen Rea	...	Dr. Philip Lacan
Lou Doillon	...	Angelique Tristiana
Dallas Roberts	...	Dr. Dylan Wallace
JR Bourne	...	Larry Franklin
William B. Davis	...	Dr. Lucas Bryant
Gabrielle Rose	...	Dr. Mercedes Kent
Serge Houde	...	Detective Kalen
Alistair Abell	...	Detective Connors
Colin Chapin	...	Coffee Shop Worker #1
Graeme Duffy	...	Coffee Shop Worker #2
Talia Williams	...	Lily
Rachel Williams	...	Eve
Erica Van Briel	...	Sofia Tristiana
David Purvis	...	Patrick - Aide

Storyline

A young doctor goes home with a dazzlingly beautiful young woman he meets while volunteering at a party for children at a Vancouver mental health clinic. The next day is her birthday (as well as that of her twin sister, her unseen flatmate). After a night of lovemaking, the young doctor goes out in search of a cake. Meanwhile, a reporter who crashed the kids' party breaks into the office of the physician in charge of the clinic, only to witness a murder on a closed circuit television in the doctor's office. With the help of an investigator, the reporter pursues the truth, which eventually takes her back to the clinic. Does her own past hold the key to what she'll uncover?

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Plot Keywords:

clinic | reporter | twin | murder | doctor | 

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some bloody violence, strong sexuality and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA Canada UK

Language:

English French

Release Date:

11 March 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Almas Gêmeas

Filming Locations:

Kings Mountain, North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Edward R. Pressman Film, Image Entertainment, No Remorse Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Dr. Kent names "methanol" as one of the drugs used to treat Sophia. Methanol is highly toxic and not only has no therapeutic value but would have killed her if given in any significant quantity.

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Connections

Remake of Sisters (1973)

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Soundtracks

"Suite No. 1 for Cello Solo: Prelude"
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Arranged by Edward Dzubak and Gretta Cohn
Assistant Engineer: Eli Cohn

User Reviews

One of the best remakes I've seen

This remake of the 70's Brian De Palma's classic (which I have yet to see) has got to be one of the best surprises I've seen in a while. I went into this film not really knowing what genre it fit into and assumed it was a drama mystery on the plot of a 'different' kind of twins. So if you go into this film knowing just this you may love this creepy and engaging experience. Everything works quite well here from the acting to the direction. Even the one character that plays 'twin' or character 'Angelique', (Lou Doillon) gives a haunting performance here that is likely to give anyone that watches it chills.

The tone and mood of the film feels somewhat inspired by a David Lynch film. If anyone isn't familiar with his work, he did the films Blue Velvet and Mulholland Dr.

This is one of the better films from 2006. If you can seek out this film or catch it on one of the movie channels that's playing lately, do yourself a favour and sit down and enjoy this ride.