Doppelgänger (2023 film)

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Doppelgänger (2023 film) - Wikipedia

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Doppelgänger
Polish theatrical release poster

Polish	Doppelgänger. Sobowtór

Directed by	Jan Holoubek
Written by	Andrzej Golda Jan Holoubek
Produced by	Anna Waśniewska-Gill
Starring	Jakub Gierszał Tomasz Schuchardt
Cinematography	Bartlomiej Kaczmarek
Edited by	Rafał Listopad
Music by	Jan Komar
Production company	TVN
Distributed by	Next Film
Release dates	September 18, 2023 (2023-09-18) (Gdynia) September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29) (Poland)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Poland
Languages	Polish German French

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 [pl] as Olga Bitner, Jan's wife
Joachim Raaf [de] 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 [pl] as Elżbieta Wieczorek, Józef's mother
Krzysztof Dracz as the colonel
Pierre Azema as Alfred Marne

Production

The film was shot in Gdańsk.^[1]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2023	Gdynia Film Festival	Best Film	Doppelgänger	Nominated	^[2]^[3]
		Best Director	Jan Holoubek	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Tomasz Schuchardt	Won
		Best Cinematography	Bartłomiej Kaczmarek	Won
		Best Production Design	Marek Warszewski	Won
		Best Costume Design	Weronika Orlińska	Won
		Radio Gdańsk Award for Sound Effects	Kacper Habisiak, Marcin Kasiński, Przemysław Kamieński, & Filip Krzemień	Won
2024	Polish Film Awards	Best Film	Doppelgänger	Nominated	^[4]
		Best Director	Jan Holoubek	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Jan Holoubek	Nominated
		Best Actor	Jakub Gierszal	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Tomasz Schuchardt	Won
		Best Supporting Actress	Katarzyna Herman	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Bartłomiej Kaczmarek	Nominated
		Best Film Score	Jan Komar	Nominated
		Best Editing	Rafał Listopad	Nominated
		Best Production Design	Marek Warszewski	Nominated
		Best Costume Design	Weronika Orlińska	Nominated
		Best Makeup	Mirela Zawiszewska & Justyna Osińska	Nominated
		Best Sound	Kacper Habisiak, Marcin Kasiński, & Przemysław Kamieński	Nominated

References

^ Olkowska, Alicja (10 August 2023). ""Doppelgänger. Sobowtór": zwiastun filmu TVN kręconego w Gdańsku". Trojmiasto.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
^ Spychalska, Natalia (25 September 2023). "The Winners of the 48th Gdynia Polish Film Festival announced". Gdynia – UNESCO City of Film. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
^ Salwa, Ola (25 September 2023). "Scarborn pockets the Golden Lions at the Polish Film Festival". Cineuropa. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
^ Roxborough, Scott (7 March 2024). "Agnieszka Holland's 'The Green Border' Wins Best Film at Polish Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 March 2024.

External links

Doppelgänger on IMDb

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