Two Sisters Who Are Not Sisters (2019): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2019, Two Sisters Who Are Not Sisters is a crime film directed by Beatrice Gibson, running about 20 minutes.

What it’s about. Based on Gertrude Stein’s eponymously named screenplay, written in 1929 as European fascism was building momentum. Beatrice Gibson’s adaptation, set almost a century later in contemporary Paris, deploys Stein’s script as a talismanic guide through a contemporary moment of comparable social and political unrest. An original soundtrack, written especially for the film by British composer Laurence Crane, responds to the repetition, duplication and duality at play in Stein’s script. Both a fictional thriller and an act of collective representation, Deux Soeurs proposes empathy and friendship as means to reckon with an increasingly turbulent present.

Who’s in it. Two Sisters Who Are Not Sisters stars Adam Christensen, Basma Alsharif, Ana Vaz and Maria Palacios Cruz, among others.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Two Sisters Who Are Not Sisters page.

If you liked it. Fans of Two Sisters Who Are Not Sisters tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II and The Dark Knight.