The bullying they experienced seemed to increase their bond and unwillingness to communicate with others, earning the girls the nickname “the silent twins.” “Though the family spoke English ...

Born in 1963 to a Barbadian family and raised in Wales ... Journalist Marjorie Wallace documented their story in The Silent Twins, and the 2022 film adaptation brought their haunting journey ...

While “The Silent Twins” adheres closely to known real ... they made a pact not to communicate with most people, including their family, at age 3. The longer they went without speaking ...

Their family are immigrants from Barbados who moved ... At the same time, "The Silent Twins" is most interested in capturing their experiences rather than exploring root causes.

The Silent Twins (now on Amazon Prime Video ... the twins’ relationship with their family members is mostly ignored and Smoczynska struggles find the crux of the drama, and therefore generate ...

As adults, they’ve settled into an uneasy family routine ... to engage with some of the harsher realities of their story, “The Silent Twins” is an incredibly unique viewing experience ...

A beguiling look at the complicated story of the real-life twins June and Jennifer Gibbons ... Gibbons were part of the only Black family in their small Welsh town. They experienced racism ...

KAREN: BASED ON THE BEST-SELLING BOOK THE SILENT TWINS THE BOOK STARTS ... KAREN: SO THE TWINS WERE VERY MISUNDERSTOOD AND THEIR DECISION TO ONLY SPEAK TO THE -- TO EACH OTHER SO LED TO THEM ...

The Silent Twins is not the first work of art to ... to no one but each other – not their parents or other family members, nor their teachers, classmates, psychiatrists, or strangers.