The Munich student Albert is haunted in his daily life by the disturbing claim that his doppelgänger is walking around the city. What begins as a curious rumor soon has Albert in its grip. The thought that somewhere a man exists who looks just like him becomes a fixed idea for him and unsettles him. The political topic of surveillance, a subject that has often been discussed in the shared student apartment, also becomes intertwined with Albert’s perceived threat. Under the rebellious slogan “Make Yourself Unrecognizable!”, the roommates have been developing little sabotage actions. For Albert, whose fear of control and loss of identity is already growing, the personal and political levels merge. His fear of loss of control and identity develops into a journey between mistrust, identity, and the question of whether reality and paranoia can still be distinguished from each other.

Cast

Albert
Jonathan Joèl Albrecht
Sine
Romina Küper
Otto
Levin Stein
Caroline
Leonie Maraska
Benedict
Johannes Berzl
Marianne
Emma Preisendanz
Vater Albert
Oliver Stokowski
Mutter Albert
Berivan Kaya
Doppelgänger - Poster 1

Doppelganger

Dominik Graf

  • Short film
Production Country / Year
Germany 2025
Language
dt. OF ohne UT
Format
DCP, Color, 38min
1.85:1, Discrete 5.1
Original Title
Doppelgänger

Director & Crew

Dominik Graf 1

Dominik Graf

Born in 1952 in Munich. Studied at the University of Television and Film Munich. Active as a director and writer, honored with numerous awards.

Filmography

1982 Das zweite Gesicht Spielfilm 1982
1994 Die Sieger Kinofilm
1995 Frau Bu lacht Fernsehfilm 1995
2002 Der Felsen Spielfilm
Hotte im Paradies Fernsehfilm 2002
2006 Eine Stadt wird erpresst Fernsehfilm
2007 Das Gelübde Spielfilm 2007
2010 Im Angesicht des Verbrechens TV-Serie
2011 Das unsichtbare Mädchen Fernsehfilm 2011
2014 Die geliebten Schwestern Spielfilm
Smoke on the Water – Director’s Cut Fernsehfilm 2014
2016 Am Abend aller Tage Fernsehfilm 2026
2017 Philip Rosenthal – der Unternehmer, der nicht an den Kapitalismus glaubte Dokumentarfilm
Co-Regie
2017
2019 Die Lüge, die wir Zukunft nennen Fernsehfilm 2019
2021 Fabian oder der Gang vor die Hunde Spielfilm
2024 Jenseits des Rechts Fernsehfilm 2024
2025 Doppelgänger Kurzfilm 2025
Writer
Dominik Graf
Director of Photography
Matthias Kofahl
Editor
Claudia Wolscht
Production Designer
Rebecca Hanke
Costume Designer
Theresa Raab
Sound
Thorsten Bolzé
Sound Designer
Michael Stecher
Music Composer
Julia Waigl
Make-up
Julia Waigl
Producer
Artur Althen
Lennart Heidtmann