The Twin (2022 film)
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Directed by | Taneli Mustonen |
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Produced by | Aleksi Hyvärinen |
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Cinematography | Daniel Lindholm |
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Music by | Panu Aaltio |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | Finland[1] |
Language | English |
Budget | €2.2 million[2] |
Box office | $1.6 million[3] |
The Twin is a 2022
Plot
Rachel, her husband Anthony, and their son Elliot have moved to
Elliot begins to exhibit increasingly disturbing behaviors, including him claiming that he is Nathan. An attempt by Rachel to get the town doctor to treat Elliot ends with him insisting that she is sick and needs therapy. Desperate for answers Rachel reaches out to Helen, who tells her that the town is part of a
The following day Rachel retrieves the photographs and is terrified when Elliot doesn't show up in any of the pictures. She takes them to Helen, who tells her that this is the demon taunting her. She convinces Rachel to take her to Elliot so she can try to save him, but upon meeting the boy Helen instead tells Rachel that she is sick. The two women are then surrounded by the townspeople. Rachel is sedated and forced to participate in a satanic ritual, after which she is again sedated. When she awakens Rachel is locked in her room, but manages to escape after she hears Elliot call for help.
Anthony chases Rachel into the forest, where he reveals that Elliot does not exist. Rachel was trying to leave Anthony and take Nathan with her when the accident occurred. Out of a sense of grief and anger she imagined a second son as a
The film ends with Rachel returning to New York, where it is shown that she is still delusional. Despite visiting Nathan and Anthony's graves, she believes that they, along with Elliot, are still alive.
Cast
- Teresa Palmer as Rachel
- Steven Cree as Anthony
- Barbara Marten as Helen
- Tristan Ruggeri as Elliot and Nathan
- Andres Dvinjaninov as Town Doctor
Production
On March 2, 2021, it was announced that Teresa Palmer will star in a horror film for the Finnish production company Don Films. London-based sales agency Film Constellation handles world sales.[4] The total budget of the film was €2.2 million, of which the Finnish Film Foundation's support consisted of approximately €390.000.[2]
Principal photography began on March 18, 2021, in Finland and Estonia and concluded on April 28, 2021.[5][6]
Release
The world premiere of the film was on March 24, 2022, at the Night Visions film festival.[7] In the United States, the film was streamed exclusively on Shudder starting May 6, 2022.[8]
The film has been very successful in Latin America: in Mexico, the film gathered more than 110,000 viewers on its premiere, and in both Argentina and Peru, the film reached the Top 3 lists of the most watched.[9]
Reception
Critical reception for the film has been mixed. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 41% of 22 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.4/10.[10][11]
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "Kauhuelokuva The Twin voitti FFA:n pääpalkinnon" (in Finnish). Helsinki International Film Festival. September 25, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ a b "The Twin". Finnish Film Foundation. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ "The Twin (2022)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- Screen Daily. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (March 13, 2021). "Don Films' Horror Film 'The Twin' Pre-Sells in Key Territories for Film Constellation (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- Variety Insight. Archivedfrom the original on March 13, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ Taneli Mustosen elokuva The Twin – Paha kaksonen elokuvateattereihin yli 30 maassa – Nordisk Film Finland. Retrieved July 19, 2022. (in Finnish)
- ^ Mendelsohn, Jon. "'The Twin' Trailer Reveals Teresa Palmer's Deadly Wish Come True". Collider. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ Kotimaisesta kauhuleffasta tuli jättihitti Latinalaisessa Amerikassa – Episodi. Retrieved July 19, 2022. (in Finnish)
- ^ "The Twin". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ "The Twin". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
External links
- The Twin at IMDb