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It is truly amazing they appear normal

@@Shiftingfly Well, they are normal, their mother certainly wasn't though.

Maybe it’s because they had each other ?? my mum turned my brother and sister against me. The 3 of them ganged up against me all my life until 30 years ago when I had to walk away. I’m so damaged

​​@@katuk8173my mother covered up the rape of my 3 year old sister by our uncle. I was 6. She told me if I ever told anyone they would putt me in jail. My sister took her own life at 25. A few months before, she came to my house, drunk, and told me about the rapes. I didn't have the courage to tell her that I had told our mother. My mother died in 2011. My hand was on her chest when her heart stopped beating. I needed to make sure the bitch was dead. Myy sisters and I each had 5 minutes alone with her body. I gave her all the baggage I had been carrying for 45 years. It helped me heal, but to this day I still wake up with my 3 year old sister's screams in my head. My mother not only turned my sisters against me, she turned my oldest son against me as well. I've never told him about what happened. I have, however, told my daughter and youngest son, and I wrote a letter to my oldest son, to be given to him in the event of my death, knowing full well my sisters will deny it ever happened. I've watched this documentary about these amazing men several times, and I know their pain. Because I lived it. I will be forever grateful for them being two of the most courageous human beings on earth, because I can't imagine I'm the only person they've helped by telling their story. My mother broke me. I was a broken child that grew to be a broken adult. Sending love and kindness from Toronto kiddo. We didn't deserve to be broken. No child does. 🤍❤️🤍❤️🤍❤️

Y llevó la carga sobre su corazón él solo 😱😱😭😭😭😭😭😭

Yes ❤ beautifully said

He is an amazing brother; he knew hell and didn't want his brother to suffer that, he gave his brother the gift of not having that in his mind in his twenties.

*After watching this I still believe that he still lying and didn't told the whole story for his brother, and that may include their FATHER. He said his father did nothing, but why when his father ask for forgiveness before die he said "NEVER"? What so cruel his father did? He doesn't explain that. There is strong signs that he must be even more embarrassed to mention his father in the whole dark story.*

@@eddystronger OMG, Stop!

@@eddystronger I thought that too.. especially at the end when Alex was kinda"happy" that there weren't any more lies... Marcus didn't seem very sure..

Well said, dear

imagine how hard it wouldve ruined his brothers life if he told him from the begening what a amazing hero i hope his brother sees that

This was the perfect time to tell him.

I agree

Wwwhat !? Love would be telling what we know or the truth even if you or I ..We consider it beautiful or not .

Untill you make complete atrocities then naming "love" . "I kept you I chained bc It was in name of love tho "

@@d6wave his heart was in the right place. Out of love, he wanted to create a far better reality for his brother and avoid reintroducing the pain of the past. And to allow himself the freedom to escape it himself. You can think it's wrong for him to have wanted to spare his brother the pain from their traumatic childhood, but his intent was purley out of love. You likely would have done the same in his position, who wouldn't?!

True. And he wasn't just protecting his brother, he was protecting himself. He was still practically a child when he chose to shield his brother from the true horrors they had undergone.

Antim Poon I noticed that too.

@@4c3s92 oh I never noticed that! Also at the end, suddenly all the shots (pictures/videos) taken made sense

@@krtheluna332 right and while the shots were taken in the dark and with sort of a greenish/blue filter over them most of the time, in the end the house was shown in warm, red-ish light, showing how the journey and pain is finally (hopefully) over❤

Those bed scenes make much more sense now after you watch it

This looks so good, but I’m scared not how dark ot looks too

Gadgizzle agreed. Came for an interesting twin documentary, left in shock horror and awe. Love is a powerful thing. Being able to overcome: abuse, physical ailments and lies is a journey only those involved can understand. Great execution of story.

Marcus literally said by revealing it would destroy the fantasy he created in his mind

Normally scum ask for forgiveness on their dying bed. I don't receive death bed confessions. You never really know if it's sincere

@@FaithandNova it’s sincere... They don't have any thing to loose... When people are vulnerable enough only then they know what they did wrong..

The man they knew as their father was actually their step-father. Their biological father died in a car accident when they were very little.

@@tastytemptationsfromthetwins are you sure ? They didn’t say it in that documentary

Well said brother x

Beautiful comments about 18 year old Marcus ❤️

Indian women athome i’m pretty sure diamonds can’t be made from coal

@@nicolew3252 During the process for a diamond to be formed... There is one stage when it's coal...

@@nicolew3252 That was a metaphor, smart ass

Marie Canavan what did the mother do

@@samanthamorris427 she abused her boys it's just to upsetting to put into words

Marie Canavan thank you

marcus is saving his own life too by the new beginning life of alex :")

@@samanthamorris427 What she specifically did Sexually abused them from the time they were toddlers then when they got too older for her she pimped and passed them around to her friends (mostly rich people in the city) who would keep them overnight then bring them back. Their dad knew about it and did nothing, he was also hard to live with. Then when they were fourteen they were made to sleep in another building by the house, they were abused their whole lives

Yeah that was my first impression. The brother with the memories looks like he had a really rough life compared to the other twin. He looks older and his voice is rougher. Although the other twin knows the truth, he still doesn't bear the details of what happened nor the emotions attached to them. Sometimes I wish I didn't remember my childhood for growing up in an alcoholic family. It's really destroyed my life so far.. I'm unable to work and possibly suffer from depression and anxiety for the rest of my life. If not remembering it all could make me a functional human being, I think I would take it.

That's exactly what I thought too. You can clearly see the brother that remembers the pain aged more like the pain he carried the lines the circles under the eyes it's etched on his face and it's so sad.

​@@sarrahffarmer Right. It's interesting how psychological trauma changes not only your mind, but your physique too. Proves that the mind-body connection is real.

@@YugeYun yes I've always said that your mental state of mind can effect you not only mentally but physically as well. In this case it's so clear and very sad that a parent could do something like that.

It's called sun exposure and probably smoking and drinking "etching" lines in the face. Feelings don't etch lines in faces. If anything, less smiles = less wrinkles.

Agreed ,as a twin it's hits different to see that

Wow. What strength!! ♥️♥️♥️

I have never told my sister what happened to me. The lump in my throat was too big. But to actually tell her that it happened to her as well. Really I can imagine. I don't know if it was good or bad to with hold that from his brother as he searched so hard for answers. But I do know the horror of actually expressing it and now to the world. I am just on my knees. I am humbled by his courage to tell his story.

Hussain Alyami I wouldn’t say she was a mother.

They didnt even talk about their dad.. only that they didnt like him, that was it... i thought the dad might have known what the mum did. Dirty scum

@Pamela Lindy I think deifying parental figures was, in retrospect, a mistake in human cultures. Our ancestors knew there were monstrous parents but chose to put all parents on pedestal in a vain effort to establish a subconscious control, a gripping imprint in the back of humanity's mind that might have served as part of a moral compass, but at the same time, barred children from seeing them as real flawed humans, which in turn, warped the resentment and unsolved frustration into far uglier impulses and outlooks. Parents are not infallible.

kenneth hwang THISSS

Could u tell me, in short, what their mother had done to them? Thanks..

I think he was so brave and strong carrying all that alone for so many years. He was protecting his brother. It was a beautiful act of love. Those poor boys.

I would have loved my brother even more just knowing how desperately he wanted to protect me from the horrific truth. If the brother with amnesia had never known the pain he suffered his first 18 years of life, would that really have been such a terrible thing?! I don't think it's important for us to remember the trauma we've suffered in life in order to be complete or live a happy fulfilling life. I believe he would have done better not knowing the disturbing details of his past.

I think that at the time when he first got home, I mean they even said, he had the mental capacity of a nine year at that point. He had to learn everything by scratch. Part of me thinks maybe it shouldn't have stayed a secret until they were 54, but I also get why Marcus hadn't wanted to tell. He didn't want to have to leave the fantasy they'd been living. And I also understand Alex. That he knew only bits and pieces of information and that not knowing what's real and fake is horrifying. And I understand his need to know the truth. But I do not blame Marcus for doing what he did. Also I believe that they will still be able to have a strong bond. Even after this.

Love that is all

Kensy Skye heart rending*

luhole whatever... 😏

@@kensyskye8965 ;)

Laura Willson Well said!

Beautiful comment!! For me, this documentary wasn't really about child abuse but about their relationship. At some point I wondered if we really needed to know what happened because once again, it wasn't about that but about their incredible strength and bond. This documentary left us speechless!

the money in the jars must have been "payment". maybe she was part of an organization for these atrocities. sounds like she didn't know-know them.. so disgusting. i hope someone is investigating this, even though the perpetrators will likely have died by now. what a terrible thing to have to go through..

ca ss I don’t believe in hell either I just think burning someone for eternity for something they did their short stint on this earth is neither just nor reasonable. She’s dead she’ll never wake up that’s good enough for me. Put her outa of her misery what a sick soul to do this to her children. Something bad must have happened to her if not just plain bar shit crazy. Those are the genes she was dealt.

@@RainsWorldVegasSlots this isn't genes. This is a conscious choice of torturing your own children both physically and mentally for years and years, not just an impulse to do something out of a mental health issue.

@Ydoyoo Care Exactly...

@@veneneify Absolutely agree.

@@RainsWorldVegasSlots Who are you feeling sorry for?! "Short stint"?! She ruined her children's lives during this " short stint", damn it!!!

Suppressing doesn’t make for healing. Be healed. Cry out in prayer! The Lord is listening. Consider therapy. Confession brings freedom within & without. Makes a way of escaping generational sins

Felt the same. I was also thinking how Marcus turned out to be such a stand up loving humanbeing. After all the horrors he went through, he could have turned out an abuser or hated the object that caused him this trauma, mothers or women in general. Or numb his pain with drugs or alcohol. But he ended up marrying and having a family. Whatever devine power held him together wow 🙏🙏.

@@Marie0575 i just see your reply now .... ❤ Yes , so true , what u say (!)🙏🎇. I am coming back to the movie now to watch it a second time.

I understans his bro he wanted to give him the opportunity of a clean sheet the secret is harrowing, depressing :( I think he did it for himself to so he could tell himself they had a perfectly, loving childhood.

What’s the mother’s name?

She’s dead

Stephen King is garbage. He was angry when they wouldn't put an orgy scene with the kids in his movie IT. he was angry and said he didn't understand why people didn't mind watching murder but didn't want to watch kids having sex. Like um wtf??? before I saw this interview he was my favourite movie producer and writer now I won't read or watch any of his movies

I think the money was probably payment from the people she left her kids with. Routinely putting lump sums of money like that in the bank would look suspicious so she probably just hid it around the house.

Deepa Lall I got the same impression as you...

Same same same ,,, I have a million questions,, who was the famous artists he ran away from? Xx poor guys ,, I was glued to this on Netflix

I have the same thoughts, do you know what the book is called?

@@joo6231 The book shares the same title as the documentary.

This isn’t art. This is necessity.

Chris Cabral What will you do to protect children?

Netflix does not beat around the Bush...no pun intended

Love that!

HAAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHHA

FireRabbit I must agree. I came here because I needed to read comments and connect with people. I was just bawling on a Halloween night.

Agreed.

Not to be rudely intrusive but have you watched Dear Zachary? I'm not comparing them although I bet they're equally jaw dropping. I haven't watched TMWIA yet but I'm just about to in a bit.

Did they ever get into the accident side of it? Or it wasn't due to a bike accident ?

Please explain to me sir , im curious of whats an aristocratic family do. I feel disturbed after finishing this film :(

Unfortunately, (incestuous) pedophiles are everywhere, regardless of made up statuses.

and she passed her own children around among her wealthy friends. She was utterly disgusting. No grown up there to protect them :(

They weren't really aristocrates. That was part of the fabricated story that he told his twin brother.

@@notsureiL STOP WITH THE SPOILERS. TRY HAVING A LITTLE RESTRAINT.

If they're 54 now, how do they have 40 more years? I think I must be misunderstanding your statement, though,.

@@musicluvrlaurie6827 they'll be 94 in 40 years which is a long ass time to be together

@@musicluvrlaurie6827 but idk what they're getting at tbh

because he couldn't. You have to know who you are, your reality. I understand this from my own life, where a huge lie was told to me for 44 years. Once I found out a little bit, it became an obsession to learn more.

no as a child survivor of molestation I would rather to never remember and have never spoken in details to anyone. He was curious so I see why he wouldn’t let it go but his brother clearly doesn’t want to talk about that disgusting trauma

Sometimes the truth hurts, but it’s necessary to your existence. I’m a twin and I’ve experienced being told a lie from childhood that I later found out. It hurts very badly to feel betrayed. But in this case I feel Alex understands why he lied. It was equally painful for both of them.

Agreed. I mean its been so long half those people are dead now and unfortunately so much time has passed legally they cant do anything against any of the people.

I was thinking the same while watching the doc, maybe he could search for who made that, but maybe would be too much for him to bring all that again, and probably all those people now are dead.

I wanted to know the famous artist as well and all the aristocratic families who abused the children. I know most of them are dead by now. This really breaks my heart but I hope some child somewhere going through abuse today will be saved and those who live in shame realize they aren’t alone because of this documentary.

Just watched it today, kept thinking please tell us who this artist is. They all need to be brought to shame.

I’m a twin too. Couldn’t imagine being without my twin.

I have a twin too!

sam roro twin club! 😂 but yeah I couldn’t deal with life without my brother

I also have a twin and for me because I have lost my twin this story makes me even more emotional. Because you're right it's hard to live without your twin, so hard.

😂😂😂maan,,they ain't resting

@@jeremiahotieno7460 and we don't want them to rest😁

@@vipulverma39 Or should they? If they were brought up in a bad, abussive childhood, can you blame that brother? What? Being brought up crappy isn't enough?

😂😂🤣 Yes 😭😤😒😫😭😭☹😕😔😞

Man I pay good money they need to keep the new content coming in at warp speed lol

You actually answered a lot of my questions. I was curious why did they live in the shed? Why so many rules? Why the photo with there heads cut off? why this why that? But you said it perfectly. CONTROL and they were just bodies. The mother was obviously a very selfish woman. Probably cheated on her husband. I still have a lot of curiosities about there family/ home life. Sounds like the mom was maybe a hoarder too. I don't understand why she kept all there gifts from them. That's weird and cruel.

I wish at least the mother's friends would pay for what they did. So twisted

THANKS FOR THE SPOILER. COULDN'T RESIST, EH?

@@Ridiculi Take a look at the trailers on RU-vid and THEN decide whether you want to read the comments or not. Only you can do this, no one else.

@@buddha8910 HAVE SOME RESPECT AND RESTRAINT. ONLY YOU CAN DO THIS.

romi oren I agree. There is a real grace in them.

I totally understand why he chose to never tell his brother, I would have done the same, but only truth can eventually save a person, although it is hard. Doing it at a young age would not have been the better thing to do though.

I will bet you it was someone who was associated with Jimmy Savile. No doubt Jimmy Savile was one of the people they got past around 2

I think this same thing. And the effort she put into finding those kinds of people- like her.... so very disturbing. My heart breaks for them both.