Jackie (2012)
- director: Antoinette Beumer
- actor: Carice van Houten Holly Hunter Jelka van Houten
- writer: Karen Van Holst Pellekaan Marnie Blok
Synopsis:
Twin sisters Sofie and Daan (33) have been raised by their two fathers. When they receive an unexpected phone call from their hitherto unknown biological mother Jackie (Holly Hunter) in the US, they embark on an amazing adventure that alters their assumptions about everything they once believed to be true. The trip with the strange and ill-adjusted Jackie will change Sofie’s and Daan’s lives for good. [Synopsis courtesy of TIFF]
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