Doppelgänger (also known as Doppelgänger. The Double; ) is a 2023 Polish drama film directed by Jan Holoubek. It premiered at the Polish Film Festival on 18 September 2023 and was released theatrically in Poland on 29 September 2023.
Premise The film centers on the lives of two men living on opposite sides of the Iron Curtain of the Cold War in the 1970s. Jan Bitner is a Pole from Gdańsk who participates in the fight for a free Poland, while Hans Steiner lives a quiet life in Strasbourg. Although they lead seemingly different lives, there is one detail that links them.
Cast Jakub Gierszał as Józef Wieczorek/Hans Steiner Tomasz Schuchardt as Jan Bitner Emily Kusche as Nina Steiner as Olga Bitner, Jan's wife as Helmut Steiner, Nina's father Andrzej Seweryn as Roman Wieczorek, Józef's father Katarzyna Herman as the lead officer Jessica McIntyre as Marie Steiner, Nina's mother Nathalie Richard as Helga Steiner, Hans's mother Maximilien Seweryn as Pierre as Elżbieta Wieczorek, Józef's mother Krzysztof Dracz as the colonel Pierre Azema as Alfred Marne
Production The film was shot in Gdańsk.
Accolades Year Award CategoryNominee ResultRef.2023Polish Film FestivalBest FilmDoppelgängerBest DirectorJan HoloubekBest Supporting ActorTomasz SchuchardtBest CinematographyBartłomiej KaczmarekBest Production DesignMarek WarszewskiBest Costume DesignWeronika OrlińskaRadio Gdańsk Award for Sound EffectsKacper Habisiak, Marcin Kasiński, Przemysław Kamieński, & Filip Krzemień2024Polish Film AwardsBest FilmDoppelgängerBest DirectorJan HoloubekBest ScreenplayBest ActorJakub GierszalBest Supporting ActorTomasz SchuchardtBest Supporting ActressKatarzyna HermanBest CinematographyBartłomiej KaczmarekBest Film ScoreJan KomarBest EditingRafał ListopadBest Production DesignMarek WarszewskiBest Costume DesignWeronika OrlińskaBest MakeupMirela Zawiszewska & Justyna OsińskaBest SoundKacper Habisiak, Marcin Kasiński, & Przemysław Kamieński
References
External links Doppelgänger on IMDb