Editors' Picks: Our Favorite Things From the Week of July 14 of 8
Triplets of the Week
In a year already marked by poignant and provocative documentaries, Three Identical Strangers stands out as one of the buzziest. And it might just be because it relates such an incredible and alarming story. From the outset, director Tim Wardle seems to present a straightforward narrative of joyful discovery, as three triplets reunite with one another as early adults. But the story never stops pivoting as Wardle uncovers, with one painful revelation after another, the reasons why the brothers were separated to begin with. The film addresses the human costs of pursuing scientific truth, where the boundaries between helping lives and actually hurting them are shifted or disregarded. If this isn't on your Watchlist, it should be.
Check out our Guide to Summer Movies
In a year already marked by poignant and provocative documentaries, Three Identical Strangers stands out as one of the buzziest. And it might just be because it relates such an incredible and alarming story. From the outset, director Tim Wardle seems to present a straightforward narrative of joyful discovery, as three triplets reunite with one another as early adults. But the story never stops pivoting as Wardle uncovers, with one painful revelation after another, the reasons why the brothers were separated to begin with. The film addresses the human costs of pursuing scientific truth, where the boundaries between helping lives and actually hurting them are shifted or disregarded. If this isn't on your Watchlist, it should be.
Check out our Guide to Summer Movies
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