Doppelgänger (2023 film)
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| Polish | Doppelgänger. Sobowtór |
| Directed by | Jan Holoubek |
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| Produced by | Anna Waśniewska-Gill |
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| Cinematography | Bartlomiej Kaczmarek |
| Edited by | Rafał Listopad |
| Music by | Jan Komar |
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| Distributed by | Next Film |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]The film was shot in Gdańsk.[1]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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| 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 | 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
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- Doppelgänger on IMDb