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Twice Born (2012) | Ranked Top 25% · CriticCrunch

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Twice Born

Movie2012·127 min

Twice Born

Directed by Sergio Castellitto

Drama Romance War

A drama romance film directed by Sergio Castellitto.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 25%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.3/10

474 ratings

About Twice Born

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.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: grief and loss, forbidden love, trauma recovery, late 20th century, sexual violence, international, urban, parent child, romantic partners, war homefront, everyman, nonlinear flashback, tragedy arc, sweeping romance

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Details

Director: Sergio Castellitto
Language: Italian

Cast

Penélope Cruz, Emile Hirsch, Adnan Hasković

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How Twice Born Ranks

All movies

Top 25%

2010s movies

Top 21%

Drama movies

Top 25%

2010s Drama movies

Top 19%

★Sergio Castellitto films#1 of 4

Sergio Castellitto's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

Twice Born Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredseriouspersonalearnest

gritty

contemplative

What it's about

nonlinear flashbacktragedy arcgrief & lossforbidden lovetrauma recoveryeverymanparent childromantic partnerssexual violencewar homefrontsweeping romanceinternationalurbanlate 20th century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

grittygritty