Samantha Futerman & Ryan Miyamoto's Twinsters tells the incredible true story of Anais and Samantha, South Korean-born identical twins, who were separated at birth, only discovering of each others existence in their mid-twenties. On February 21, 2013, Samantha, an American actor who lives in Los Angeles, received a ominous facebook message from Anais, a French fashion design student living in London, who claims they look alike. Strange at first, the two 20-somethings are shocked by the uncanny resemblance each has to the other, which sends Samantha & Anais down a path of discovery, not only learning that they are in-fact identical twins, both born on November 19, 1987, but also that they were both adopted shortly after by different families. Twinsters is a heart-warming, infectious documentary about the constructs of family, individuality, and the place we call home, taking an intricate look at two sisters who are just now getting to know each other after a quarter of a century. Twinsters is the type of documentary thats subject goes a long way in making it a success, relying heavily on the authentic qualities of a two long lost twin sisters being reconnected after so many years. While Twinsters starts off as merely a cute and airy film about the incredible circumstances of this story of re-connection, the film becomes more effecting and profound as it progresses, raising interesting questions about family and individuality. One of the most interesting aspects of the film is how it explores identity and individuality, examining how these two identical sisters have many similarities both physically and emotionally, but also how each has been shaped differently by the environmental circumstances around them, such as how they were raised, where they were raised, and who they interacted with growing up, including siblings and other influences. What we get in the end is a life-affirming tale of the importance of family, in however we ourselves wish to define it, with Twinsters being a touching examination of two young woman who are forced to reconsider their definition of family and home.
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