
On February 21, 2013, Samantha, an American actor living in Los Angeles, received a message via Facebook that would drastically change her life. It was from Anaïs, a French fashion design student living in London. Anaïs' friends viewed a video on YouTube featuring Samantha. They were immediately blown away by the identical appearance of Samantha & Anaïs. After a few light Google stalking sessions, Anaïs & her friends discovered that both girls were born on November 19, 19... (Full plot summary below)
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On February 21, 2013, Samantha, an American actor living in Los Angeles, received a message via Facebook that would drastically change her life. It was from Anaïs, a French fashion design student living in London. Anaïs' friends viewed a video on YouTube featuring Samantha. They were immediately blown away by the identical appearance of Samantha & Anaïs. After a few light Google stalking sessions, Anaïs & her friends discovered that both girls were born on November 19, 1987 and adopted shortly after. Anaïs knew immediately that it was possible for Samantha to be her biological twin sister and reached out to her through Twitter & Facebook. This sparked the beginning of the journey for Samantha and Anaïs.
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| Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesEven more extraordinary than the concept or its conceptualization is how intensely moving an experience it all amounts to. |
| Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenTwinsters is a lively — and quite lovely — take on contemporary notions of family and identity. |
| Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweAn affecting emotional journey as well as a telling example of how the fortuitous intervention of social media continues to reshape lives in unexpected ways. |
| CinemacyMorgan RojasA heartwarming and emotionally moving film about love and family, Twinsters takes the audience on an incredible journey. |
| Anchorage PressIndra ArriagaFor the all things that Twinsters does right, like the technical delivery that is well done, the flawless editing, the consistent voice that runs through it, and a somewhat compelling story, there is still something that is seriously missing. |
| VarietyJustin ChangThe overriding effect of Twinsters is a sense of pleasure at having borne witness to emotional epiphanies of the most affecting and intimate sort. |
| Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellyTwinsters is a heartwarming true story that might not have happened without social media, so score one for modern technology. |
| Austin ChronicleWayne Alan BrennerYou want a feel-good movie, you don't have to rely on fiction to conjure it; the thoroughly wired reality of Twinsters will leave you grinning. |
| Las Vegas WeeklyJosh BellA genuinely life-affirming journey that illustrates the essential power of family, in whatever form it takes. |
| The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe film has too many fits of uncontrolled laughter and other awkwardness that suggest an unedited home movie, but, in general, Twinsters makes for a heartfelt alternative to a traditional documentary approach. |