# The Better Me (2026)

**German title:** Alter ego


**Genres:** Comedy

**Duration:** 99 min

**IMDb:** [6.5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35591633/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.5](https://letterboxd.com/film/alter-ego-2026/)

## Description

A bald man's life unravels when his new neighbor moves in - an exact double of himself, but with a full head of hair.

## Details

**Premiere:** 09 Sep 2026 (in 3 days)

**Director:** Nicolas Charlet, Bruno Lavaine, Nicolas & Bruno

**Cast:** Laurent Lafitte, Blanche Gardin, Olga Kurylenko, Marc Fraize, Zabou Breitman, Bertrand Goncalves, Ahmed Hammadi Chassin, Giovanni Pucci, Léo Garcia, Olivier Brabant, Olivier Bayart, Emmanuel Plovier

**Countries:** France

**Languages:** French

**Available versions:** OmeU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObYzfs8ITaE)

## Showtimes in Berlin in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-09-09 (Wednesday)

- **[Zoo Palast](https://ov-berlin.info/cinemas/16-zoo-palast.md) (Charlottenburg):** [2026-09-09 14:00](https://zoopalast.premiumkino.de/en/vorstellung/the-better-me-franz-omeu/20260909/1400/FlFcZYFbpPIcfL8L1TvNNWbxlUs6z_XNf1QUVKnBGvE~)  (OmeU)

## Events

- [40th Fantasy Filmfest](/events/376-40th-fantasy-filmfest)