Doppelgänger (2023 film)

{{Short description|2023 Polish film by Jan Holoubek}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Doppelgänger

| image = Doppelgänger. Sobowtór.jpg

| caption = Polish theatrical release poster

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|pl|Doppelgänger. Sobowtór}}

| director = Jan Holoubek

| writer = {{Plainlist|

  • Andrzej Golda
  • Jan Holoubek

}}

| producer = Anna Waśniewska-Gill

| starring = {{Plainlist|

}}

| cinematography = Bartlomiej Kaczmarek

| editing = Rafał Listopad

| music = Jan Komar

| studio = TVN

| distributor = Next Film

| released = {{Film date|2023|9|18|Gdynia|2023|9|29|Poland}}

| runtime = 120 minutes

| country = Poland

| language = {{Plainlist|

  • Polish
  • German
  • French

}}

}}

Doppelgänger (also known as Doppelgänger. The Double; {{langx|pl|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
  • {{ill|Wiktoria Gorodeckaja|lt=Wiktoria Gorodeckaja|pl}} as Olga Bitner, Jan's wife
  • {{ill|Joachim Raaf|lt=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
  • {{ill|Sławomira Łozińska|lt=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.{{cite web |last1=Olkowska |first1=Alicja |title="Doppelgänger. Sobowtór": zwiastun filmu TVN kręconego w Gdańsku |url=https://rozrywka.trojmiasto.pl/Doppelganger-Sobowtor-zwiastun-filmu-kreconego-w-Gdansku-n180998.html |website=Trojmiasto.pl |access-date=14 November 2023 |language=pl |date=10 August 2023}}

Accolades

class="wikitable"
Year

! Award

! Category

!Nominee

! Result

!Ref.

rowspan="7" |2023

| rowspan="7" |Gdynia Film Festival

|Best Film

|Doppelgänger

|{{Nominated}}

| rowspan="7" |{{cite web |last1=Spychalska |first1=Natalia |title=The Winners of the 48th Gdynia Polish Film Festival announced |url=https://gdyniacityoffilm.pl/en/the-winners-of-the-48th-gdynia-polish-film-festival-announced/ |website=Gdynia – UNESCO City of Film |access-date=14 March 2024 |language=en |date=25 September 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Salwa |first1=Ola |title=Scarborn pockets the Golden Lions at the Polish Film Festival |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/450425/ |website=Cineuropa |access-date=14 March 2024 |language=en |date=25 September 2023}}

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}}

rowspan="13" |2024

| rowspan="13" |Polish Film Awards

|Best Film

|Doppelgänger

|{{Nominated}}

| rowspan="13" |{{cite web |last1=Roxborough |first1=Scott |title=Agnieszka Holland's 'The Green Border' Wins Best Film at Polish Film Awards |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/agnieszka-holland-refugee-drama-the-green-border-wins-best-film-at-polish-film-awards-1235845179/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=14 March 2024 |date=7 March 2024}}

Best Director

| rowspan="2" |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

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