Doppelgänger
What if your worst nightmare… turned out to be you?
ComedyScience FictionThrillerinventoridentity crisissplit personalitydoppelgängerdualitypsychological horror
A psychologically unsettling exploration of identity and self-confrontation that blends sci-fi premise with paranoid thriller mechanics and existential dread.
Shortly after hearing from a colleague about a woman whose brother committed suicide after seeing his doppelgänger, a Japanese engineer on the verge of a breakthrough in medical technology is confronted by his own.
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