The Devil's Double (2011)

Directed by

Lee Tamahori

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Netherlands, Belgium

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 612 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Iraqi man is forced to become the body double for Uday Hussein, the violent and paranoid son of Saddam Hussein. He navigates a world of extreme wealth, cruelty, and constant danger.

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What happens

The Devil's Double is a 2011 English-language Dutch-Belgian biographical thriller film directed by Lee Tamahori, written by Michael Thomas, and starring Dominic Cooper in the dual role of Iraqi military commander Uday Hussein and his body double Latif Yahia. It was released on 22 January 2011 at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and was released in limited theaters in the United States on 29 July 2011 by Lionsgate and Herrick Entertainment to mixed critic reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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