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Twice Born (Italian: Venuto al mondo) is a 2012 drama film directed by Sergio Castellitto, which stars Penélope Cruz and Emile Hirsch. It is based on the novel Venuto al mondo by Margaret Mazzantini which won the Premio Campiello literary prize in 2009.
¨Twice Born¨ is a thought-provoking war drama crammed with thrills , intrigue , family relationship and an agreeable love story . It tells the story of Gemma (Penelope Cruz), an Italian single mother who decides to bring her teenage son, Pietro (Pietro Castellitto) to battle-scarred city of Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian ...
Dec 6, 2013 · Teeming with familiar war-film clichés and at times almost unbearably melodramatic, Twice Born is nevertheless worth the effort, thanks in large part to a magnificent performance from Penelope Cruz and some fine work from the international supporting cast.
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- Sergio Castellitto
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Twice Born: Directed by Sergio Castellitto. With Penélope Cruz, Emile Hirsch, Adnan Haskovic, Saadet Aksoy. A mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago.
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- Drama, Romance, War
- Sergio Castellitto
Dec 6, 2013 · Twice Born, a depressing melodrama with epic ambitions, follows Gemma (Penélope Cruz) as she returns with her son, Pietro (Pietro Catellitto), to a now-peaceful Sarajevo after having left her war-torn homeland 16 years ago with him in her arms.
Sep 9, 2012 · The overwrought romance Twice Born might appeal to audiences who prefer their love stories soapy, but even they may have to acknowledge that the film’s leads, Penelope Cruz and Emile Hirsch,...
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Dec 5, 2013 · Teeming with familiar war-film clichés and at times almost unbearably melodramatic, Twice Born is nevertheless worth the effort, thanks in large part to a magnificent performance from Penelope Cruz and some fine work from the international supporting cast. Read More. By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW. 63. McClatchy-Tribune News Service. Dec 9, 2013.
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