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4	''Three Identical Strangers'' is a 2018 documentary directed by Tim Wardle about the lives of David Kellman, Bobby Shafran, and Eddy Galland: identical triplets separated at birth and adopted by three different families with no knowledge that there were other siblings.
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6	A chance encounter reunites the brothers when they are nineteen years old. Then it gets complicated.
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9	!!Provides examples of:
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11	%%* AngstySurvivingTwin: [[spoiler: Both David and Bobby are this to their lost brother, Eddy.]]
12	* BrokenAce: Eddy was talented, popular and loved by everyone. When Bobby went to college he was lovingly greeted by students who mistook him for Eddy. [[spoiler: However, Eddy developed mental health issues as a result of being separated at birth from his brothers and having tests performed on him and took his life at the age of 33]].
13	* CoordinatedClothes: The triplets did this often during their first burst of fame, and are apparently prone to doing this by pure coincidence.
14	* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: After years of dealing with mental health issues, Eddy ends up committing suicide when David ends up leaving the trio.]]
15	* {{Foreshadowing}}: There are several early hints about one of the darker twists of the story. Most are verbal (i.e., the characters hint at what's to come), but one is visual. [[spoiler: Notice how only two of the triplets are present during the interviews.]]
16	* LongLostRelative: The three brothers, as well as Paula Bernstein and Elyse Schein, twin sisters also reunited later in life, who were [[SeparatedAtBirth separated at birth]] as part of the same study.
17	* MistakenIdentity: The story begins when Bobby arrives at his college campus and everyone seems to know him and calls him Eddy.
18	%%* MoodWhiplash: The first twenty minutes are a heartwarming story of brotherly love. After that, not so much.
19	%%* PunchClockVillain: The two researchers who were involved in the twin study consider themselves this.
20	%%* Reality Ensues: Once the honeymoon is over, and the brothers start learning more about their past.
21	* SameSexTriplets: David, Bobby, and Eddy are all men.
22	* SeparatedAtBirth: The triplets, [[spoiler: and as many as 6-8 other sets of multiples, according to one of the research assistants involved in the study.]]

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