TWO TEENAGE RUNAWAYS, HAUNTED BY THEIR PASTS, EMBARK ON A DANGEROUS JOURNEY OF SURVIVAL
THROUGH SOUTHERN ITALY IN A DARK,
FESTIVAL FAVORITE COMING-OF-AGE DRAMA
TWIN FLOWER
Street Date: December 24, 2019
DVD/Digital: $24.95
Director Laura Luchetti’s Strikingly Photographed Sophomore Effort – an
Official Selection of TIFF and Nominee for the Grand Jury Prize at Seattle –
Arrives on DVD with the Bonus Short Film “Cerdita”
SYNOPSIS
In writer-director Laura Luchetti’s strikingly photographed second feature, two teenage runaways forge a relationship haunted by their respective pasts. Anna (Anastasiya Bogach) is eluding a human trafficker for whom her father worked, and Basim (Kallil Kone) is a refugee from the Ivory Coast in search of gainful employment. Together they embark on a dangerous trip across the tough but breathtaking terrain of Sardinia in the hopes of overcoming their personal demons. The remarkable chemistry between Bogach and Kone-both nonprofessional actors-carries Luchetti’s powerful film about coming of age in the throes of the refugee crisis.
Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize and the Futurewave Youth Jury Award at the 2018 Seattle International Film Festival and nominated for a European Film Award, TWIN FLOWER was a favorite of critics and festival audiences around the globe. Warren Cantrell of The Playlist says “Bolstered by revelatory performances from its leads, and a timely thematic foundation appropriate to its place and moment, Twin Flower tells a story that’s as nuanced as it is profound…the complexity afforded to the characters and the universe they inhabit speaks volumes about the steady, thoughtful hand behind all of this.” And Robert Daniels of 812 Film Reviews pens that “Luchetti also offers some of the most exquisite shots of the Italian countryside since Luca Guadagino’s Call Me By Your Name…[in] a subtle study of two people who need each other.”
BONUS FEATURE
Bonus Short Film – Cerdita (Written and directed by Carlota Pereda | Spain | 15 minutes | Spanish with English subtitles) — Sara is mercilessly bullied by her peers for being overweight but a turn of events will soon change everyone’s fates in a most alarming fashion.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Type: DVD/Digital (iTunes, Amazon, Vudu)
Running Time: 96 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Widescreen
Audio: 5.1 Surround Sound/2.0 Stereo
Language: Italian and French with English Subtitles
About Film Movement
Founded in 2002, Film Movement is a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City. It has released more than 250 feature films and shorts culled from prestigious film festivals worldwide. Film Movement’s theatrical releases include American independent films, documentaries, and foreign art house titles. Its catalog includes titles by directors such as Hirokazu Kore-eda, Maren Ade, Jessica Hausner, Andrei Konchalovsky, Andrzej Wajda, Diane Kurys, Ciro Guerra and Melanie Laurent. In 2015, Film Movement launched its reissue label Film Movement Classics, featuring new restorations released theatrically as well as on Blu-ray and DVD, including films by such noted directors as Eric Rohmer, Peter Greenaway, Bille August, Marleen Gorris, Takeshi Kitano, Arturo Ripstein, King Hu, Sergio Corbucci and Ettore Scola. For more information, please visit www.filmmovement.com. Visit www.filmmovementplus.com for more information about Film Movement Plus, the new subscription streaming service from Film Movement.
