Directed by Ed Perkins. “Tell Me Who I Am” may be a documentary, but it has been heavily manipulated by its director and subjects to steer viewers along a particular path. The Netflix documentary follows the true story of Alex and Marcus Lewis, identical twins who come to terms with the past. Like last year’s festival breakout Three Identical Strangers, Ed Perkins’ Tell Me Who I Am is another documentary about siblings with a terrible secret at its center.. On Monday, the streaming service revealed the cast of I Am Not Okay With This, a new YA drama adapted from … However, the … In fact, it was a conversation on Twitter that prompted me to write this review. It focuses on twin brothers Alex and Marcus Lewis. Tell Me Who I Am narrowly but successfully pulls it off by letting the brothers delve into the rawness of their relationship. ‘Tell Me Who I Am’ Film Review: Amnesiac Revisits Trauma With His Twin in Powerful Documentary The lies and truths of one family’s past are uncovered in a devastating work of non-fiction Tell Me Who I Am Critics Consensus While it may raise more questions than it ultimately answers, Tell Me Who I Am unravels a real-life horror story to devastating effect. The only people interviewed are … Marked by evolving degrees of miraculous vivacity, dread, despair, and ultimately hope, Tell Me Who I Am reflects a fraternal relationship equally encumbered by truth and lies but strengthened by love and an unflinching revelation in real time. With its slow drip-feed of lurid revelations and tearful onscreen breakdowns, Tell Me Who I Am feels uncomfortably like heart-tugging reality TV at times… You won't be able to … It is utterly staggering. However, the … Read full review Tell Me Who I Am's first sleight of hand with regards to Marcus's deception is acceptable since it puts us in Alex's shoes and has us contemplate Marcus's difficult choices. Like last year’s festival breakout Three Identical Strangers, Ed Perkins’ Tell Me Who I Am is another documentary about siblings with a terrible secret at its center.. Tell Me Who I Am's first sleight of hand with regards to Marcus's deception is acceptable since it puts us in Alex's shoes and has us contemplate Marcus's difficult choices. Netflix’s Tell Me Who I Am is a nearly unbelievable documentary about a dark secret Twin brothers tell their harrowing story in a documentary about memory, trauma, and silence. Tell Me Who I Am is a 2019 documentary film directed and produced by the British filmmaker Ed Perkins. However, the … Alex survived an accident but lost his memory - … Has Netflix found its next Stranger Things? Not impacted by its themes, I was able to watch it objectively and understand the moral questions it will raise when you watch yourself. A searing examination of childhood trauma, Tell Me Who I Am raises provocative questions about the imprecision of memory and the rose-tinted lens through which we view family. After losing his memory in an accident, Alex Lewis trusts his twin brother, Marcus, to tell him about his past only to discover that he's hiding a dark secret about their childhood. But Alex and Marcus’ story is a testament to the relief that …