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- ↑ "Als twee druppels water". filmfestival.nl (in Dutch). Netherlands Film Festival . Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Like Two Drops of Water". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
- ↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
