Three Identical Strangers

Showings

TIFF Lightbox 1 Thu, Apr 26, 2018 6:30 PM
Scotiabank Theatre 4 Fri, Apr 27, 2018 1:30 PM
Film Info
Runtime:96
Copyright:2018
Country Listing:USA
Premiere Status:Canadian Premiere
Rating:PG
Festival Info
Festival Year:2017
Language:English
Program Category:Special Presentations
Film Subjects:Families & Family Stories
Science & Technology
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Tim Wardle
Producer(s):Becky Read
Grace Hughes-Hallett
Executive Producer(s):Dimitri Doganis
Amy Entelis
Courtney Sexton
Sara Ramsden
Adam Hawkins
Tom Barry
Editor(s):Michael Harte
Cinematography:Tim Cragg
Composer:Paul Saunderson

Description

For three teenaged boys living in New York in the 1980s, what started as an uncanny resemblance quickly turned into a stranger-than-fiction story. The discovery that Bobby, Eddy and David were triplets separated at birth and raised by separate families ignited a pop culture frenzy, shooting the former strangers into meteoric fame. At first the boys embrace their newfound family, becoming tabloid cover stars and hitting the talk show circuit as audiences delight in their astonishing similarities. But the incredible reunion leaves a lot of questions still up in the air. As their respective families begin to inquire about why the boys were separated in the first place, shocking revelations slowly emerge, giving this bizarre and charming tale a mysterious and troubling origin story. Gabor Pertic

Additional Information

In the Seats - 4 Stars, "Makes you appreciate the importance of family and upbringing."

The Gate - "15 Must See Documentaries from the Opening Weekend of Hot Docs' 25th Landmark Year."

Talk Film Society - "Bound to be one of the year';s most tlked about and celebrated documentaries."