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Twin Sisters

De Tweeling

2002 · 137 min · Romance

Orphaned as young girls in 1920s Germany, twin sisters are cruelly separated — one raised in comfort in Holland, the other worked hard on a German farm — and spend their long lives reaching for each other across the divisions of the century. A sweeping romantic epic.

Why it’s here

A Dutch drama contrasting sisters raised in Germany and the Netherlands across Nazism and war.

Runtime
137 min
Genre
Romance · Drama · History
Mood
romantic · thoughtful
Entry
some context
Best for
character-driven drama

Content notes: child harm or distress Non-exhaustive

Part of 10 Movies Set in or About Germany

This film is stop 8 of 10 in the hand-ranked outside-view route set in or about Germany. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

This outside view can stamp Germany in the 196 country film challenge.