Identical (film)

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Identical
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Directed by
  • Daniel Bollag
  • Seo Mutarevic
Written by
  • Daniel Bollag
  • Yumiko Bollag
Produced by
  • Daniel Bollag
  • Tracy Sciliano
  • Dale Tanguay
Starring
Edited byRyan J. Wolfe
Music byMichael John Mollo
Production
companies
  • Land of the Free
  • Washington Sq. Production
Distributed by Amazon Instant Video
Release date
  • December 1, 2011 (2011-12-01)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Identical is an American independent thriller film directed by Daniel Bollag and Seo Mutarevic and starring Jonathan Togo, Emily Baldoni, Danny Alexander, Ed Asner, and Bern Cohen. [1] [2] The film is inspired by true events and is based on Daniel Bollag's novel Memoirs of a Murder. [3] The film premiered on July 23, 2011 at the Symphony Space in New York City. [4] The film concentrates on tragic relationship between two identical twins who are intent on killing each other.

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Plot

Identical twins, Mark and Rich, are born, one of them is good and the other one is evil. Even though they need each other to live, each brother deeply hates the other. When they both fall in love with the same woman, the hate increases, inevitably ending in murder. [3]

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