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  • Summary: Winner of the Cadillac People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival 2009 ‘The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls’ tells the story of the world’s only comedic, singing, yodeling lesbian twin sisters, Lynda and Jools Topp, whose political activism and unique brand of entertainment has helped change New Zealand’s social landscape. In the process they have become well-loved cultural icons. (Argot Pictures) Expand
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  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
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  1. Reviewed by: Mike Scott
    May 27, 2011
    75
    Their story, as told by Pooley, also is a touching and quietly meaningful one, built around themes of tolerance, self-acceptance and unconditional love.
  2. Reviewed by: John P. McCarthy
    May 13, 2011
    60
    A conventional portrait of an endearingly unconventional sister act-with roots in music halls and the dairy farm on which they were raised (and became expert yodelers)-The Topp Twins is a piece of hagiography.
  3. Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    May 13, 2011
    38
    Their '50s-style comedy mugging not only don't come across to Americans, it's hard to believe even New Zealanders would care.

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