The mind sometimes likes to play these games with itself, to question the boundaries of its own perception and retention. But those boundaries turned out to be anything but a game for Alex and Marcus Lewis, the 54-year-old identical twins who tell their sad and hauntingly singular story in “Tell Me Who I Am,” a new documentary from English director Ed Perkins. From the outset, Perkins’ film acknowledges the preternatural connection twins often share, granting them access to the same feelings and premonitions, and binding them in ways that seem to exist beyond the reach of logic. Marcus Lewis in the movie “Tell Me Who I Am.” (Netflix)It’s at this point that “Tell Me Who I Am” becomes not just a record of a story but also an active, therapeutic part of it. “No more silence, no more secrets,” one brother says near the end, offering what feels like a definitive last word.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 17, 2019 19:52 UTC