A mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo to see where his father died in the war.
Release Date: December 6th, 2013
DVD Release Date: February 11th, 2014
R |2 hr 7 min
Plot SummaryA mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo to see where his father died in the war.
Cast: Penélope Cruz, Emile Hirsch, Mira Furlan, Jane Birkin, Saadet Aksoy, Sergio Castellitto, Branko Djuric, Isabelle Adriani
Director: Sergio Castellitto
Genres: Drama
Production Co: Telecinco Cinema, Medusa Film
Keywords: Emotional, Growing up, Son, Father, 1990s
Dripping with floridly phony dialogue that no actor should be forced to speak, this paternity mystery uses the Bosnian conflict as the manipulative backdrop to a preposterously overwrought and overlong melodrama. show more
Twice Born fails to tug at the heartstrings or wring tears from us. Hirsch plays exuberant and callow well, Cruz is tragic and earthy as ever. But the two of them never really click — sex scenes included. show more
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. show more
