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Poto and Cabengo

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Twin girls from San Diego have little exposure to the outside world and create a private form of communication that's an amalgam of the English dialect.

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Angelos Koutsourakis PopMatters 02/23/2024
Gorin puts forward the conjecture that language is not the neutral interpretation of the world, but a social construction, per se. Go to Full Review Michael Nordine Not Coming to a Theater Near You 01/18/2014
Sadder ways to grow up certainly exist, but few come to mind. Go to Full Review Christopher Long Movie Metropolis 02/02/2012
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Poto and Cabengo, where have you been all my life? Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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09/10/2014 A synthesis of German and American? Or a story of the declassed petty-bourgeoisie being dissolved into the proletariat? See more 08/07/2012 Engaging documentary about twin girls incorrectly assumed to have created their own language. Turns in to a fascinating study of culture and class and how that affects two young girls in the middle of it all. See more Read all reviews
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Jean-Pierre Gorin

Director

Jean-Pierre Gorin

Narrator

Jean-Pierre Gorin

Screenwriter

Jean-Pierre Gorin

Producer

Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen

Producer

Les Blank

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Synopsis Twin girls from San Diego have little exposure to the outside world and create a private form of communication that's an amalgam of the English dialect.
Director
Jean-Pierre Gorin
Producer
Jean-Pierre Gorin, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
Screenwriter
Jean-Pierre Gorin
Production Co
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Canadian French
Runtime
1h 17m