"A Different Man" is a gripping satirical thriller that navigates the complex interplay between self-perception and how others perceive us..
Edward (Sebastian Stan), grapples with living as an actor with neurofibromatosis, causing self-doubt and uneasy social interactions. When his neighbour Ingrid (Renate Reinsve), initially appears to be a potential romantic interest but ultimately rejects him, Edward embarks on an experimental drug therapy that miraculously cures his condition and enables him to adopt a new identity.
Years later his quest for self-assurance is challenged and Edward becomes obsessed with an audacious and charasmatic stranger, (Adam Pearson), who exudes an unwavering confidence in his own skin.