Doppelherz
Three disguised Nazi women attack Liza at a train station and flee the scene, causing a serious car accident. Liza ends up in the same hospital as Vanessa, the only survivor of the crash. Liza wants to uncover the truth about the attack, but deeply rooted prejudices and racist structures—both within the police force and the families of the young women—shake Liza’s reality and call societal values into question. Vanessa struggles with her guilt and tries to find a way to face Liza. But Liza already has plans of her own…
Cast
- Liza Lakhani
- Déborah Jo
- Vanessa Peters
- Lina Helfrich
- David Lakhani
- Jean-Philippe Adabra
- Ulrike Peters
- Julia Stinshoff
- Mark Peters
- Tobias Licht
- Emelie Lakhani
- Petra Michelle Nérette
- Luise 'Lu' Peters
- Anni Kaltwasser
- Marie
- Havanna Joy
- Polizist Ackermann
- Nicolas Garin
- Polizist Voigt
- Holger Menzel
- Pfarrer Meininger
- Peter 'Pit' Anders
Doppelherz
Christian Koch
- Fiction
- Production Country / Year
- Germany 2025
- Language
- dt. OF m. engl. UT
- Format
- DCP, Color, 82min
2.39:1, Discrete 5.1
Director & Crew
Christian Koch
Born in 1989 in Thuringia. Studied Film at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Active as a director, screenwriter and producer.
Filmography
| 2016 | Low on Gas | Kurzfilm | |
| 2018 | Grauer Reiter | Kurzfilm | |
| 2020 | A Christmas Carol | Kurzfilm | |
| 2021 | Lips & Tips | Kurzfilm | |
| 2025 | Doppelherz | Spielfilm | 2025 |
“Unfortunately, our film is a kind of ‘homeland film’ – in Thuringia and in Germany in general, the number of right-wing, violence-motivated crimes is rising every year. It is hard to believe that in 2025, we still live in two worlds: I can move around freely, while people with an immigrant background have to ask themselves, ‘Can I safely go to this place at this time?’
The political developments of recent years and the latest election results make it clear that racism and prejudice have never disappeared – on the contrary, they are on the rise. My film addresses such a case and tells the emotional story of both the victim and the perpetrator – closely intertwined with their relationships with their family and friends.
It is also a film about human communication, or rather its breakdown. We show where these ways of thinking originate and how they are perpetuated. We shed light on the perspective of those affected and the indifference they encounter – even from the police.”
- Writer
- Christian Koch
- Director of Photography
- Leon Brandt
- Editor
- Christian Koch
- Production Designer
- Alina Virjasov
- Costume Designer
- Marie Riedel
- Sound
- Daniel Hallhuber
- Sound Designer
- Lambert Regel
- Music Composer
- Maximilian Kraus
- Make-up
- Olivia Würtzler
- Producer
- Maximilian Kraus