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Amnesia (2001)

Director: Martin Koolhoven

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From Time Out New York

Nasty family affairs clutter Amnesia's memory lane, with van Huêt playing identical twins: Aram, a psychopath, and Alex, a morose photographer. But the film's laggard proceedings betray its title—nothing has really been forgotten or repressed. The Bad Thing the teenage twins did is recounted in humdrum flashback; reading the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual's entry for post-traumatic stress disorder yields more dramatic suspense than this tepid effort. All audience members can wish for is temporary short-term memory loss to erase the film's painful 90 minutes.

Author: MA

Time Out New York Website

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Cast & crew

Director: Martin Koolhoven

Producer: Jeroen Beker, Frans van Gestel

Cast: Fedja van Huêt, Carice van Houten, Theo Maassen, Sacha Bulthuis full cast

Duration: 90 mins


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