| Twin Flower | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Fiore gemello | |
| Directed by | Laura Luchetti |
| Written by | Laura Luchetti |
| Produced by | Giuseppe Gallo |
| Starring | Anastasyia Bogach Kalill Kone Aniello Arena |
| Cinematography | Ferran Rubio Paredes |
| Edited by | Paola Freddi |
| Music by | Francesco Cerasi |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Twin Flower (Italian: Fiore gemello) is an Italian drama film, directed by Laura Luchetti and released in 2018.[1] Set in Sardinia, the film stars Anastasyia Bogach as Anna, a young woman on the run from human traffickers who have murdered her father, and Kalill Kone as Basim, a refugee from Côte d'Ivoire desperately trying to avoid being caught by Italian immigration agents, with the two forming a loving bond as they travel together.[2]
Both Bogach and Kone are non-professional actors in their first-ever film roles. According to Luchetti, "I was looking for real people whose emotions had not been infringed by acting techniques or trying to get in the characters. I wanted two real kids who had gone through the experience of leaving their country, where there was a hard reality, getting on the boat, risking their own lives just for the chance to have a future."[3]
The cast also includes Aniello Arena, Giorgio Colangeli, Mauro Addis, Alessandro Pani and Fausto Verginelli.
The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival,[1] where it received an honorable mention from the FIPRESCI Discovery Prize jury.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Laura Luchetti's "Twin Flower" goes to Toronto". Cinecittà News, August 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Review: Twin Flower". Cineuropa, September 13, 2018.
- ↑ "How to Sensitively Work with Non-Professional Actors: ‘Twin Flower’ Brings Truth to the Screen". No Film School, September 18, 2018.
- ↑ "TIFF 2018: Winners of the People's Choice Award and Platform Prize are...". Now, September 16, 2018.
External links
- Twin Flower at IMDb