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peter with ethan hawke -lrb- right -rrb- spierig -lrb- left -rrb- and michael spierig standing 2003 -- present brisbane , australia buchholz , germany spierig brothers australian 29 april 1976 400px spierig brothers
 michael and peter spierig film screenwriters , producers directors , screenwriters , producers film directors ,
spierig brothers

identical twin brothers michael spierig and peter spierig -lrb- ; born 29 april 1976 -rrb- , known together professionally as the spierig brothers , are german-born australian film directors , producers and writers .
peter and michael made their directing debut in 2003 with `` undead '' and won a prize for best visual effects at the australian film institute awards for their second film `` daybreakers '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- starring ethan hawke and willem dafoe .
they write , direct and produce their films together , and are heavily involved in the editing , sound and visual effects of all their works .
their most recent film , `` predestination '' , based on the science fiction short story '' -- all you zombies -- '' by robert a. heinlein opened at sxsw in march 2014 .
it was co-written and co-directed by the twins , and was filmed in australia during spring of 2013 .
it stars ethan hawke , sarah snook and noah taylor .
the film was positively received by the critics including the influential variety , the guardian , and ign movies .
