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- 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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A mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo to see where his father died in the war.
- (24)
- Sergio Castellitto
- R
- Penélope Cruz
¨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 ...
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.
- (17K)
- Drama, Romance, War
- Sergio Castellitto
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.
Castellitto clings to the Duraflame fires within for Twice Born, a handsomely crafted but empty feature hoping to recreate Eastern European horror and soap opera intimacy.
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.
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.
