New York, 1980: three complete strangers accidentally discover that they are identical triplets, separated at birth. The 19-year-olds' joyous reunion catapults them to international fame, but it also unlocks an extraordinary and disturbing secret that goes beyond their own lives - and could transform our understanding of human nature forever.
"Tim Wardle's engrossing and sometimes enraging documentary Three Identical Strangers about triplets grows darker and more disturbing, before developing into a shocker." - Manohla Dargis, The NYTimes
Director: Tim Wardle / Runtime: 96 minutes / Country: USA / Language: English / Rating: PG / Documentary
Tickets $10 on the door or get a 10 film Flex Pass (valid Sept.-May) for $90. Flex passes available at thebailey.ca
Other films coming up this year:
28 October: the Children Act - As her marriage fails, a judge decides a case involving a teenage boy who is refusing a blood transfusion on religious principle.
4 November: C'est la vie - A hectic wedding party held in a 17th century French palace comes together with the help of the behind-the-scenes staff.
18 November: The Miseducation of Cameron Post - In 1993 after teenage Cameron is caught in the backseat of a car with the prom queen, she is sent away to a treatment center called God's Promise for gay conversion therapy.
25 November: Whitney - An amazingly in-depth documentary on the life and music of Whitney Houston.
2 December: Transit - When a man flees France after the Nazi invasion, he assumes the identity of a dead author then meets a young woman desperate to find her missing husband - the very man he's impersonating.
9 December: Colette - Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms.