''Twin Flower'' ( it, Fiore gemello) is an Italian drama film, directed by Laura Luchetti and released in 2018."Laura Luchetti's "Twin Flower" goes to Toronto"
''Cinecittà News'', August 24, 2018. Set in

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...

, the film stars Anastasyia Bogach as Anna, a young woman on the run from

human traffickers Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others. This may encompass providing a spouse in the context of forced marriage, or the extra ...

who have murdered her father, and Kalill Kone as Basim, a refugee from

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desperately trying to avoid being caught by Italian immigration agents, with the two forming a loving bond as they travel together. Both Bogach and Kone are non-professional actors in their first-ever film roles. According to Luchetti, "I was looking for real people whose emotions had not been infringed by acting techniques or trying to get in the characters. I wanted two real kids who had gone through the experience of leaving their country, where there was a hard reality, getting on the boat, risking their own lives just for the chance to have a future." The cast also includes Aniello Arena,

Giorgio Colangeli Giorgio Colangeli (born 14 December 1949) is an Italian stage, television and film actor. Life and career Born in Rome, Colangeli graduated in nuclear physics, then he started a stage career. After several minor roles, Colangeli's breakout rol ...

, Mauro Addis, Alessandro Pani and Fausto Verginelli. The film premiered at the

2018 Toronto International Film Festival The 43rd annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from September 6 to 16, 2018. In June 2018, the TIFF organizers announced a program to ensure that at least 20 percent of all film critics and journalists given press accreditation to ...

, where it received an honorable mention from the

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Discovery Prize jury."TIFF 2018: Winners of the People's Choice Award and Platform Prize are..."
''

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'', September 16, 2018.

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