Netflix's 'Tell Me Who I Am' is 'incredible but horrific' for viewers

A documentary released on Netflix last week, Tell Me Who I Am about twin brothers and their shocking story has been a struggle for the viewers to process. The fans are not only left horrified with their experiences but truly appreciated the power of such a unique yet heartbreaking story to be told by director Ed Perkins. The trailer itself had indicated towards a nerve-wrenching experience of brothers, Alex Lewis and Marcus Lewis. Alex had relied on his brother to remind him who he was after he lost memory in a car accident. However, things took an unfortunate turn when Marcus finally pours the reality to Alex after feeding him lies of a happy life for nearly 20 years. 

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'Incredible but Horrific'

Viewers found the story 'incredible but horrific' because Marcus had painted a picture of a happy childhood after Alex relied on his brother to know more about himself. However, decades later they face the harsh truth together of their dreadful incidents of sexual abuse as a child and traumatic family secrets. In the trailer, Alex can also be heard saying, "I don't know who I am". The feature-length documentary gives an inside of how the brothers' life change after Alex's accident in 1982. 

Viewers can not process it

The authenticity, along with the power of their story has been giving its viewers a hard time to process it. Some of them said it "blew their mind" and others were "deeply saddened" with Alex and Marcus' dreadful childhood. One of the Twitter users even said that she was "not ready" for such an experience which the Netflix documentary had given her. Furthermore, she says that it would take her months to finally let go of their story. Netizens were also seen calling Tell Me Who I Am as "unbelievable". 

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