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First published in 1846, Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novella The Double is a classic doppelganger story and the second major work published by the author. It is the story of Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin, a government clerk who believes that a fellow clerk has taken over his identity and is determined to bring about his ruin. Considered the most Gogolesque of Dostoyevsky's works, the novella brilliantly depicts Golyadkin's descent into madness in a way that is hauntingly poetic. The Double illustrates Dostoyevsky's uncanny ability at capturing the complexity of human emotion.

It's the late 1980s and Gena, a young girl from the projects, meets millionaire drug dealer Quadir and falls madly in love. Quadir builds a massive empire while fighting his rivals and enemies. Gena faces the challenges of holding onto her man, her house, her car, and the cash. Both of them find...

L'Albert s'acaba d'instal·lar en el seu nou domicili. En uns mobles que compra a l'antiquari hi troba unes cintes, en què un home ha enregistrat una estranya història. Quan l'escolta, l'arriba a obsessionar, i l'obsessió el portarà a fer una recerca sorprenent, durant la qual descobrirà la traiu, l'amor, i els racons més obscurs del seu passat.