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Three Identical Strangers
Three brothers found each other by accident at 19. Then they found out it wasn't an accident they were apart.
Who it's for
The film starts as a joyful reunion story and turns into an investigation of how three brothers were deliberately separated for a secret study, which mirrors how many adoptees' stories shift as new information appears.
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What it is
Tim Wardle's documentary tells the story of Robert Shafran, Eddy Galland and David Kellman, identical triplets adopted as infants by separate families who discovered one another in 1980 when Shafran was mistaken for Galland at college.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: A brother's death by suicide.
Age: PG-13 (some mature thematic material)
Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby.Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit
