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Despair

A Russian émigré, struggling with despair, becomes obsessed with an eerie doppelgänger sighting in 1930s Berlin, leading him to concoct a sinister plan to abandon his life for a new one.

In 1930s Berlin, a Russian émigré and chocolatier leads a comfortable life with his wife, but struggles with his Jewish heritage. He becomes fixated on a vagabond who resembles him and concocts a plan to swap lives, seeking transcendence and escape from his mental turmoil.

Info about Despair

Studio(s): Bavaria Studios

Originally Released: United States, Sep 20, 1978

Production Country: Germany

Genres:Drama, History