Tell Me Who I Am

TELL ME WHO I AM is a documentary based on a book of the same title by twin brothers who grew up privileged in a large home outside of London. The drama begins when, at 18, Alex Lewis has been sent into a coma by a brain injury sustained in a motorcycle accident. When he wakes in the hospital, the first person he sees is his twin, Marcus, whom he immediately recognizes. Apart from that familiar face, he remembers nothing, not his own name, his mother, his home, what a bicycle is, or that he lost his virginity to his girlfriend, another person he can’t remember. Because he trusts his twin, Alex accepts Marcus’ as a tour guide to their shared past and his descriptions of their lives, their parents, and their childhood. Their father is depicted as a vile, angry, and distant figure, and the mother a kooky social butterfly who made them laugh. After the death of both parents, the twins clear out the huge house and Alex first encounters sex toys and other indications that perhaps Marcus has been hiding something from him. In part two, Marcus explains his 30-year effort to save Alex from the anguish of remembering sexual abuse at the hands of their mother. In part three, the twins talk about healing themselves by sharing what they’ve been holding back for decades. Be advised that graphic descriptions of child sexual abuse follow.