Exclusive: Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrance talk The Silent Twins
Hitting theaters on Sept. 16 from Focus Features is The Silent Twins, which marks the English language debut of director Agnieszka Smoczynska (The Lure). Starring Letitia Wright (Black Panther) and Tamara Lawrance (The Gurney, The Long Song) as the title twin sisters, the film is written by Andrea Seigel and based on the book The Silent Twins by Marjorie Wallace.
The Silent Twins is the haunting story of June and Jennifer Gibbons, twins from the only Black family in a small town in Wales in the 1970s and 80s. Feeling isolated from that unwelcoming community, the pair turn inward and reject communication with everyone but each other, retreating into their own fantasy world of artistic inspiration and adolescent desires. After a spree of vandalism inspired by an American boy they both idolize, the girls, now teenagers, are summarily sentenced to Broadmoor, an infamous psychiatric hospital, where they face the choice to separate and survive or die together.
Best known for her role as Shuri in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Panther and the upcoming sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Wright was last seen in 20th Century Studios’ Death On The Nile and had a voice role in Sing 2. She had lead role in Steve McQueen’s drama series Small Axe and was previously nominated for an Emmy for her role in Black Mirror. She’s also a winner of BAFTA’s Rising Star Award.
Stage actress Lawrance has starred in Rupert Goold’s King Charles III for BBC2, Miss July, and in Heyday’s The Long Song. Film and TV credits include Kindred with Jack Lowden and McQueen’s Small Axe.
Blackfilmandtv.com correspondent Sidnee Michelle spoke with Wright and Lawrance on their experiences working on The Silent Twins.
