Doppelgänger
Polish theatrical release poster
PolishDoppelgänger. Sobowtór
Directed byJan Holoubek
Written by
  • Andrzej Golda
  • Jan Holoubek
Produced byAnna Waśniewska-Gill
Starring
CinematographyBartlomiej Kaczmarek
Edited byRafał Listopad
Music byJan Komar
Production
company
Distributed byNext Film
Release dates
  • September 18, 2023 (2023-09-18) (Gdynia)
  • September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) (Poland)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryPoland
Languages
  • Polish
  • German

Doppelgänger (also known as Doppelgänger. The Double; Polish: Doppelgänger. Sobowtór) is a 2023 Polish drama film directed by Jan Holoubek. It premiered at the Gdynia Film Festival on 18 September 2023 and was released theatrically in Poland on 29 September 2023.

Premise

The film centers of the lives of two men living on opposite sides of the Iron Curtain. 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
  • Wiktoria Gorodeckaja as Olga Bitner, Jan's wife
  • Joachim Raaf 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
  • Sławomira Łozińska as Elżbieta Wieczorek, Józef's mother
  • Krzysztof Dracz as the colonel
  • Pierre Azema as Alfred Marne

Production

The film was shot in Gdańsk.[1]

References

  1. Olkowska, Alicja (10 August 2023). ""Doppelgänger. Sobowtór": zwiastun filmu TVN kręconego w Gdańsku". Trojmiasto.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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