Twin Sisters (2002)

De tweeling (original title)

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Twin sisters Lotte and Anne grow up very differently after their parents death. Now adults, they want to reunite but World War II and their growing socioeconomic differences complicate things.

Director:

Ben Sombogaart

Writers:

Tessa de Loo, Marieke van der Pol

Stars:

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations.
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Roman Knizka and Nadja Uhl in Twin Sisters (2002)

Thekla Reuten and Nadja Uhl in Twin Sisters (2002)

Barbara Auer and Nadja Uhl in Twin Sisters (2002)

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Cast

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	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
	Marieke van Leeuwen	...	Mevrouw De Vries
	Katrin Pollitt	...	Frau Stolz
	Jean-Paul Maes	...	Herr Stolz
	Markus von Lingen	...	Bernd (as Markus Von Lingen)
	Germain Wagner	...	Pastoor Jacobsmeyer
	Marco Lorenzini	...	Vader Grosalie
	Jan Horsburgh	...	Moeder Grosalie
	Pia Röver	...	Hannele
	Monique Reuter	...	Liesl
	Pieter Riemens	...	Ambtenaar 1
	Serge Tonnar	...	Ambtenaar 2
	Patrick Hastert	...	Wachtcommandant
	Harpert Michielsen	...	Soldaat in tuin
	Yoeri van Dreumel	...	Soldaat in tuin
	Arie Rustenburg	...	Soldaat in tuin
	Manfred-Paul Hanig	...	Graaf Falkenau (as Manfred-Paul Hänig)
	Christian Kmiotek	...	Zingende officier
	Manfred Tornelli	...	Dansende officier
	Stephan Pritz	...	Officier
	François Kwiatkowski	...	Officier
	Michael Rasche	...	Officier
	Helmut Kellner	...	Officier
	Sascha Ley	...	Vrouw in bus
	Daniela Ebert	...	Vrouw in bus
	Petra-Lina Schulze	...	Vrouw in bus
	Sophie Knijff	...	Verpleegster kuuroord
	Mieke De Groote	...	Dokter (as Mieke de Groote)
	John van de Watering	...	Passant
	Frédéric Frenay	...	Vati
	Michael 'Indy' Whiting	...	Amerikaanse soldaat
	Joseph Gudenburg	...	Gunther
	Hans-Peter Leu	...	Hermann
	Stéphan Koziak	...	Oude Pool
	Sascha Migge	...	Soldaten dansfeest
	Mike Tock	...	Soldaten dansfeest
	Olivier Deutsch	...	Soldaten dansfeest
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Jean-Michel Nepper	...	Offizer (uncredited)
	Denis Simonetta	...	Man in Plainclothes (uncredited)
	Stefan Weinert	...	German Officer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ben Sombogaart

Written by

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Tessa de Loo	...	(novel)

Marieke van der Pol	...	(screenplay)

Produced by

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Hanneke Niens	...	producer
Anton Smit	...	producer
Jani Thiltges	...	co-producer
Madelon Veldhuizen	...	executive producer

Music by

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Fons Merkies

Cinematography by

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Piotr Kukla

Editing by

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Herman P. Koerts

Editorial Department

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Sonja ten Boom

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assistant editor

Casting By

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Elsa Dinjens
Heta Mantscheff
Martha Mojet
Michelle Muller
Valérie Schiel
Jeannette Snik

Production Design by

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Michel De Graaf

Set Decoration by

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Petra Weber

Costume Design by

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Linda Bogers

Makeup Department

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Patrick de Loor	...	hair stylist
Aurélie Elich	...	makeup artist
Winnie Gallis	...	makeup supervisor
Joël Seiller	...	additional hair stylist
Bianca van der Steen	...	assistant makeup artist

Production Management

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Ada Goossens	...	assistant production manager
Sandra van der Oest	...	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Helmut Binder	...	third assistant director
Birna Bjornsdottir	...	third assistant director
Alexandre Brown	...	third assistant director
Johan Ivens	...	first assistant director
René Jonkers	...	second assistant director
Maud Kieft	...	first assistant director
Beatrice Pettovich	...	second assistant director
Estelle Tourscher	...	third assistant director
Kai Westendorp	...	assistant director
Eddy Stevesyns	...	assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department

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Ricardo Galvao	...	swing gang
Joep Gerritsen	...	art department coordinator
Guy Hebeler	...	stand-by props assistant
Katja Hetsen	...	assistant set dresser
Gerdien Jansen	...	art department trainee
Valesca Meist	...	stand-by props
Stephanie Rass	...	prop master assistant
Tiffany Rodenfels	...	lead man
Serge Siweck	...	swing gang
Sybille Spindler	...	graphics
Klaas Stuulen	...	prop runner
Marc Teunissen	...	set dresser
Petra Weber	...	props
Fabien Domange	...	carpenter assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Dan Edelstein	...	supervising sound editor: US release
Peter Flamman	...	sound mixer
Coen Gravendaal	...	sound
Philippe Kohn	...	boom operator
Philippe van Leer	...	foley artist
Wart Wamsteker	...	sound editor

Special Effects by

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Alain Couty	...	special effects coordinator
François Gaubert	...	special effects
Jean-Pierre Maricourt	...	special effects (as Jean-Pierre Moricourt)

Visual Effects by

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Raymond Viveen

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compositor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Willem de Beukelaer	...	stunt coordinator / stunts
Marco Maas	...	stunts
Ronald Schuurbiers	...	fighting instructors / utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Dick Bloemraad	...	best boy
Luc Brefeld	...	first assistant camera: underwater unit
Jowan Bruyninckx	...	clapper loader
Daan Dillo	...	key grip
Jacques Ghijsels	...	focus puller
Luc Hoeymakers	...	crane operator
Antoine Petiet	...	grip
Joost van Poppel	...	steadicam operator
Dinand van der Wal	...	still photographer
Martijn van Kalleveen	...	electrician
Franc van Zutphen	...	gaffer
Hans Reynaerts	...	grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Sue Geels	...	wardrobe supervisor
Ton Hermans	...	assistant costume designer
Vesna Libric	...	wardrobe assistant
Cengiz Orhan	...	wardrobe assistant
Jovana Sujdovic	...	wardrobe assistant
Natasja Theijn	...	assistant costume designer

Location Management

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Michel Drenthe	...	location manager
Ambroise Gayet	...	location scout
Richard George	...	assistant location manager: LUX
Francois Muller	...	location security officer
Sébastien Peiffer	...	additional location assistant
Mannes Steve	...	location trainee
Christophe Vincent	...	location assistant
Jascha Joseph	...	assistant location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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Hans Ravestein

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music mixer / music recordist

Script and Continuity Department

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Edwin de Vries	...	script editor
Hugo Heinen	...	script editor
Barbara Jurgens	...	script editor
Rhodé Maris	...	script supervisor
Ernie Tee	...	script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Svet Hrouchoff

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picture vehicles

Additional Crew

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Ross Fraser	...	researcher
Willy Loedts	...	animal wrangler
Olga Madsen	...	consultant
Ivo Martijn	...	distribution advisor
Brenda Matthijs	...	publicity manager
Gaby Meyers	...	security officer
Tiba Prins	...	production assistant
Joanne Reichling	...	production coordinator
Trix van Alphen	...	publicist
Robbert van Dijk	...	operator: HotHead
Pieter van Rijn	...	creative assistant director

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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Distributors

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RCV Film Distribution (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
RCV Film Distribution (2003) (Belgium) (theatrical)
RCV Film Distribution (2003) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
Alfa Films (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Fine Films (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
Kamras Film Group (2003) (Finland) (theatrical)
Kinowelt Filmverleih (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
Miramax (2005) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Monopole-Pathé (2003) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
Atlantic Film (2005) (Sweden) (DVD)
Cinemax (2012) (Hungary) (tv)
High Point Film and Television (2002) (World-wide)
Irfan Film (2010) (Turkey) (tv)
Kamras Film Group (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
Nederlandse Christelijke Radio-Vereniging (NCRV) (2004) (Netherlands) (tv)
RCV Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
Yleisradio (YLE) (2007) (Finland) (tv)

Special Effects

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Location Consulting & Facilities (facilities vehicles)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	In 1920s Germany, 6-year-old twin sisters no sooner see their remaining parent buried than they are torn apart: Lotte goes to live with her upper-middle-class Dutch aunt in Holland, and Anna is sent to work on her German uncle's farm. The story follows their lives as they try to reconcile their differences while World War II impacts on each one's life. Finally in old age they meet again, hoping that the differences in their youth can finally be reconciled. Written by Anonymous Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	nazi-germany holocaust ss-officer 1920s 1930s See All (30) »
Taglines	Verbonden Voor Het Leven, Gescheiden Tot De Dood. (Bound For Life, Separated Until Death.) See more »
Genres	Drama Romance War
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:13 Australia:M Brazil:12 Finland:K-11 Germany:12 Italy:T Mexico:B Netherlands:12 Norway:11 (cinema rating) Singapore:R21 Sweden:11 United Kingdom:12A United States:R

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Twin Sisters (World-wide, English title) Twin Sisters (Europe, English title) Twin Sisters (Canada, English title) Twin Sisters (United States) Twin Sisters (India, English title) See more »
Runtime	137 min
Official Sites	Official site Official site
Country	Netherlands Luxembourg
Language	Dutch German English French
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Dolby Digital
Filming Locations	Spa, Belgium See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Thekla Reuten initially showed interest in playing Anna, but director Ben Sombogaart thought she would be better suited to play Lotte. See more »
Goofs	The BM sailing boat used by Lotte and David has sails with transparent plastic windows. These did not exist before the war. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004). See more »

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