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Twice Born

Twice Born

A story of love. A story of war. A story of life.

20127.32h 7m

Overview

Full-throttle melodrama about an ill-starred romance set against the backdrop of the siege of Sarajevo. A mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago.

Directed by Sergio Castellitto
Written by Margaret Mazzantini, Sergio Castellitto
Produced by Roberto Sessa, Sergio Castellitto
Box OfficeBudget: $13.0MRevenue: $18K

Top Cast

Penélope Cruz

Penélope Cruz

Gemma

Emile Hirsch

Emile Hirsch

Diego

Adnan Hasković

Adnan Hasković

Gojco

Saadet Işıl Aksoy

Saadet Işıl Aksoy

Aska

Pietro Castellitto

Pietro Castellitto

Pietro

Mira Furlan

Mira Furlan

Velida

J

Jovan Divjak

Jovan

Vinicio Marchioni

Vinicio Marchioni

Gemma's husband

Branko Đurić

Branko Đurić

Doctor

Jane Birkin

Jane Birkin

Psicologa

Themes & Keywords

rapecivil warbased on novel or bookbosnia and herzegovinabalkan warbosnian war (1992-95)infertilitynonlinear timeline1990sbalkansmother son relationshipbosniasarajevo

About Twice Born

Twice Born is a drama, romance, war film released in 2012 exploring themes of rape, civil war, based on novel or book, bosnia and herzegovina, balkan war, bosnian war (1992-95). Directed by Sergio Castellitto, it stars Penélope Cruz, Emile Hirsch, Adnan Hasković. Full-throttle melodrama about an ill-starred romance set against the backdrop of the siege of Sarajevo. A mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago.

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