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Three Identical Strangers (2018)

29/06/2018 (GB)Documentary1h 37m
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The most amazing, incredible, remarkable true story ever told.

Overview

New York, 1980. Three complete strangers accidentally discover that they're identical triplets, separated at birth. The 19-year-olds' joyous reunion catapults them to international fame, but also unlocks an extraordinary and disturbing secret that goes beyond their own lives – and could transform our understanding of human nature forever.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. David Kellman

      Self

    2. Robert Shafran

      Self

    3. Edward Galland

      Self (archive footage)

    4. Lawrence Wright

      Lawrence Wright

      Self

    5. Phil Donahue

      Phil Donahue

      Self (archive footage)

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    A review by Stephen Campbell

    6.0
    Written by Stephen Campbell on Jun 27, 2019

    **_Interesting and reasonably well-made, but morally questionable in how it presents some of the material_** > _I'm sure it all started with some distinguished psychiatrist and a roomful of people, and the brilliant idea arises of a new way of studying nature versus nurture. "Okay, we’ll separate these kinds and watch them grow." This is nightmarish, Nazi shit._ - Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein quoting Bobby Shafran; _Identical Strangers: A Memoir of Twins Separated and Reunited_ (2007) What is the primary factor in making us who we are? Were the truly great figures of pure evil – E...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget-

    Revenue$1,041,955.00

    Keywords

    • adoption
    • twins
    • triplet
    • mental illness
    • adopted
    • shocking
    • nature vs nurture
    • separated at birth
    • introspective
    • intense
    • bewildered
    • distressing