Twin Flower

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Audience Member Italian film set in Sardinia, written and directed by Laura Luchetti, features two teens on the run for varying reasons. The teens, both very well played, by Anastasiya Bogach as Anna, and Kallil Kone as Basim, have their paths cross when Basim helps Anna as she's being harassed on the road by two punks on a motorbike. This is the type of movie where if I write a great deal about the plot elements I'd be writing spoilers. I'll just say that Anna is so traumatized after being pursued by a psychopath (we won't learn the exact details why till maybe two thirds of the way through the film) that she can't even speak. But she will bond with Basim after a while, as he is an undocumented refugee from the Ivory Coast, looking to get to northern Europe to start a better life. All in all, despite some confusing flashbacks and, as mentioned, Luchetti's waiting a little too long in disclosing what happened to Anna, I did find this film heartfelt and suspenseful enough to appreciate and be worthwhile. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review john s WALKAWAYS Escaping from different circumstances, teens turning adult find a common path for survival. "Twin Flower" employs a typical movie plot that switches between the struggle for survival and the developing relationship, moving at a lanquid, steady pace. Our couple is not so much on the run, as on the stroll, favouring realism over sensationalism in a well crafted slice of life. As Basim and Anna, newcomers Kallil Kone and Aniello Arena nail the right balance of awkward attraction, uncomfortable wariness, loss of innocence and accepting of trust of any new companionship. The first time actors' develop on screen as the story unfolds, which takes it's bloody time, but never strays from the goal. Though Europe's immigration issue is at the core of the conflict, this is really an age old story about kids forced to grow up way too fast, in a slow series of events. Like most rewards, It demands patience. - hipCRANK Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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