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The First S1E5 — Two Portraits
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The First•Season 1•Episode 5

Two Portraits

7.0/10 · 371 votesSep 14, 201846 min

Ranked #4 of 8 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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Denise confronts her turbulent upbringing as she paints a portrait of her late mother, revisiting a lifetime of joy and trauma.

Directed byDeniz Gamze Ergüven
Written byFrancesca Sloane
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Cast10

Sean Penn

Sean Penn

Tom Haggerty

Natascha McElhone

Natascha McElhone

Laz Ingram

Oded Fehr

Oded Fehr

Eitan Hafri

Anna Jacoby-Heron

Anna Jacoby-Heron

Denise Hagerty

Hannah Ware

Hannah Ware

Sadie Hewitt

LisaGay Hamilton

LisaGay Hamilton

Kayla Price

Keiko Agena

Keiko Agena

Aiko Hakari

James Ransone

James Ransone

Nick Fletcher

Rey Lucas

Rey Lucas

Matteo Vega

Brian Lee Franklin

Brian Lee Franklin

Lawrence

Crew5

F

Francesca Sloane

Writer

F

Francesca Sloane

Executive Story Editor

C

Carol Ramsey

Costume Design

Jonathan Alberts

Jonathan Alberts

Editor

Deniz Gamze Ergüven

Deniz Gamze Ergüven

Director

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Episode Summary

"Two Portraits" is episode 5 of The First season 1. It scored 7.0/10 from 371 votes, ranking #4 of 8 episodes this season (season average 7.0). Directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven and written by Francesca Sloane, it aired on September 14, 2018.

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