Double Identity (film)

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Double Identity
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Directed byDennis Dimster
Written byDennis Dimster
Zvia Dimbort
Produced byZvia Dimbort
Boaz Davidson
Starring Val Kilmer
Izabella Miko
Distributed byNu Image
Millennium Films
Release dates
  • November 14, 2009 (2009-11-14)(Bulgaria)
  • December 8, 2009 (2009-12-08)(United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Bulgarian
Russian

Double Identity is a 2009 American crime thriller film directed by Dennis Dimster and starring Val Kilmer and Izabella Miko, originally titled Fake Identity. [1] [2] It was released in early 2010 on DVD and Blu-ray.

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Plot

An American doctor, Dr. Nicholas Pinter (Val Kilmer), working in Bulgaria for Doctors Beyond Borders, is mistakenly identified as a secret agent by the Russian mob. He escapes a close brush with death and is then rescued by the British Secret Service and a beautiful but mysterious woman named Katrine (Izabella Miko). His life dramatically changes when he helps this mysterious woman escape from her would-be assailant. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Dave McNary (2008-09-07). "Val Kilmer finds 'Fake Identity'". Variety . Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  2. Byron Perry (2008-10-01). "Izabella Miko". Variety . Retrieved 2009-05-15.