The Double

The story of a man whose successful double begins to take over his life – a contemporary update on the novella by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

The Double
United Kingdom 2013
  • Czech
93 min.
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A contemporary America-set update on the novella by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Simon is a timid, isolated man who’s overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by the woman of his dreams. The arrival of a new co-worker, James, serves to upset the balance. James is both Simon’s exact physical double and his opposite – confident, charismatic and good with women. To Simon’s horror, James slowly starts taking over his life.

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