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Tell Me Who I Am

2019 · 85 min

A harrowing, emotionally raw documentary that slowly unveils buried trauma, leaving you unsettled and deeply moved.

Overview
In this documentary, Alex trusts his twin, Marcus, to tell him about his past after he loses his memory. But Marcus is hiding a dark family secret.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • memory
  • family
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror5
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight10

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Details

Genres
documentary, drama, mystery
Directed by
Ed Perkins
Starring
Alex Lewis, Marcus Lewis, Andrew Caley, Kathleen Rainey, Thomas Mulhurn, Luke Mulhurn, Evan Milton, Laura Obiols
Music
Saunder Jurriaans, Danny Bensi
Cinematography
Patrick Smith, Erik Wilson
Runtime
85 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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