Twice Born (2012)

Release date: 2013-12-06
Country: Italy|Spain
Language: English|Italian|Bosnian
Director: Sergio Castellitto
Production Co: Medusa Film, Alien Produzioni, Mod Producciones
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Rating: 7.4/10
Length: 2h 7min

Storyline

The fervent affair of the Italian Gemma and the American photographer Diego will be put to the test by the insurmountable problem of infertility, as the couple's desperate desire to conceive will prompt them to make difficult choices. Now, sixteen years after the 1992 siege of Sarajevo, Gemma--after accepting her old friend Gojko's invitation--will return to the once war-torn city accompanied by her 16-year-old son, Pietro, only to unearth powerful memories and bottled-up emotions. But, there, decades after her perilous escape, Gemma is also in for a terrible and tragic revelation--one that will uncover the true horrors of war and the full extent of her loss.

Plot Keywords

female nudity, bare breasts, pubic hair, male pubic hair, nonlinear timeline, pregnant from rape, written and directed by cast member, bombing, shot in the head, suicide, cliff, ferry boat, italian soldier, based on novel

Short Review

It's debatable whether the best love stories are also the "weirdest," as Emile Hirsch's character declares in "Twice Born." But they do require chemistry, the missing piece in his pairing with Penlope Cruz.