Alter Ego (2026) · Tastebuds

A quiet, middle-aged man spirals into obsession and paranoia when a charismatic look-alike moves in next door, featuring the exact same face—and a full head of hair.

Comedy

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Character

Spare, contemporary, classical in form and intimate.

sparerichly built
contemporarynostalgic
classical in formformally daring
intimateepic
gravecomic

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1 profiled raters. Loved most by The Comfort Seekers.

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omni_omarThe Comfort Seeker★★★★½
Alter Ego got under my skin. It does not bother with a big world and does not need one. It feels completely of this moment.

Cast

Laurent LafitteAlex Floutard / Axel Chambon
Olga KurylenkoTatiana Chambon
Blanche GardinNathalie Floutard
Marc FraizeDenis Moulard
Zabou BreitmanNicole Lecovec
Bertrand GoncalvesStanislas Berteau
Giovanni PucciEnzo
Léo GarciaElliot
Olivier BrabantLe commissaire
Olivier BayartLe jeune policier

Crew

Nicolas CharletDirector
Bruno LavaineDirector
Nicolas CharletScreenplay
Bruno LavaineScreenplay
David ChizalletDirector of Photography
Nicolas ErrèraOriginal Music Composer
Mathieu VerhaegheProducer
Thomas VerhaegheProducer

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