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Dubultnieks (1986)

Dubultnieks poster
Directed by
Rihards Pīks
Genre
drama film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
+16
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man encounters his own double. The film explores identity and the tension between inner and outer lives in a Soviet setting.

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What happens

«Двойник» (латыш. Dubultnieks) — советский художественный фильм, снятый режиссёром Рихардом Пиксом на Рижской киностудии в 1986 году, его последняя работа в кинематографе. Экранизация романа Андриса Колберга «Тень». Премьера фильма состоялась 20 апреля 1987 года. Фильм посмотрело 4,8 млн зрителей. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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