The Silent Twins (2022 film)

The Silent Twins
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAgnieszka Smoczyńska
Screenplay byAndrea Seigel
Based onThe Silent Twins
by Marjorie Wallace
Produced by
  • Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska
  • Ewa Puszczyńska
  • Ben Pugh
  • Joshua Horsfield
  • Anita Gou
  • Alicia van Couvering
  • Letitia Wright
Starring
CinematographyJakub Kijowski
Edited byAgnieszka Glinska
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 24 May 2022 (2022-05-24) (Cannes)
  • 16 September 2022 (2022-09-16) (United States)
  • 9 December 2022 (2022-12-09) (United Kingdom)
Running time
113 minutes[4]
Countries
  • United Kingdom[1]
  • Poland[1]
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$298,207[5][6]

The Silent Twins is a 2022 internationally co-produced biographical drama film about the twin sisters, June and Jennifer Gibbons, who were institutionalized at Broadmoor Hospital following years of silence and teenage rebellion. It was directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska from a screenplay by Andrea Seigel, who adapted the book of the same name by Marjorie Wallace. The film stars Letitia Wright, Tamara Lawrance, Nadine Marshall, Treva Etienne, Michael Smiley, and Jodhi May.

The Silent Twins had its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, under the Un Certain Regard section, on May 24, 2022,[7] was released in the United States on September 16, 2022, by Focus Features,[8] and was released in the United Kingdom on December 9, 2022, by Universal Pictures.

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  7. ^ Scott Roxborough (April 14, 2022). "David Cronenberg, Park Chan-wook, Kelly Reichardt Set for Cannes Competition". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  8. ^ Humphrey, Julia (July 13, 2022). "'The Silent Twins' Trailer Teases a Captivating and Imaginative True Story". Collider. Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.