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Enemy is a canadien film of genre Thriller directed by Denis Villeneuve released in USA on 14 march 2014 with Jake Gyllenhaal
Enemy (2014)
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Add to a movie listEnemy is a 2013 Canadian-Spanish psychological thriller film directed by Denis Villeneuve, loosely adapted by Javier Gullón from José Saramago's 2002 novel The Double. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as two men who are physically identical, but different in terms of personality. Mélanie Laurent and Sarah Gadon co-star as the romantic partners of the men. It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
Enemy earned five Canadian Screen Awards; Best Director for Villeneuve, as well as a Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role and Best Picture. It was named Best Canadian Film of the Year at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2014.
Synopsis
A man attends an erotic show at an underground club that culminates with a naked woman on the verge of crushing a live tarantula spider under her patent leather, high-heeled platform shoe. Elsewhere, a pregnant young woman sits on a bed, alone.Actors
Jake Gyllenhaal
(Adam Bell / Anthony Claire)
Mélanie Laurent
(Mary)
Isabella Rossellini
(Adam's Mother)
Sarah Gadon
(Helen Claire)
Stephen R. Hart
(Bouncer (uncredited))
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