Thriller explores identity
Did you know
Enemy is based on José Saramago’s 2002 novel The Double.
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Directed by Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, Enemy is a psychological mystery thriller that explores themes of duality and identity.
University lecturer Adam Bell (Jake Gyllenhaal) is nearing the end of a relationship with his girlfriend Mary (Mélanie Laurent).
One night, while watching a film, Adam spots an actor who looks exactly like him. Consumed by the desire to meet his double, Adam tracks down the actor, Anthony Claire, who is living with his pregnant wife Helen (Sarah Gadon).
Adam soon engages Anthony in a complex and dangerous game that involves a struggle with each man’s different life, personality and identity.
Catch the mysterious and haunting Enemy when it opens in local cinemas on May 15.
Vocabulary
- duality (n): the state of having two parts or aspects
identity (n): who or what somebody or something is
consume (v): to fill somebody with a strong feeling
haunting (adj): beautiful, sad or frightening in a way that cannot be forgotten
