The Devil's Double
The 80's were brilliant, if you were in charge.
2011 | 109m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Lee Tamahori |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Michael Thomas, Latif Yahia |
| Staring: |
| A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 11, 2011 |
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| Director: | Lee Tamahori |
| Writer: | Michael Thomas, Latif Yahia |
| Genres: | Action, Drama, Crime, Thriller, War |
| Keywords | palace, impostor, pervertion |
| Production Companies | Corrino Media Corporation, Corsan, Staccato Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $5,728,213
Budget: $19,100,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dominic Cooper | Latif Yahia / Uday Hussein |
| Ludivine Sagnier | Sarrab |
| Raad Rawi | Munem |
| Philip Quast | Saddam Hussein / Faoaz |
| Mem Ferda | Kamel Hannah |
| Mimoun Oaïssa | Ali |
| Khalid Laith | Yassem Al-Helou |
| Nasser Memarzia | Latif's Father |
| Dar Salim | Azzam |
| Pano Masti | Said |
| Stewart Scudamore | Father of School Girl |
| Amrita Acharia | School Girl |
| Amber Rose Revah | Bride |
| Selva Rasalingam | Rokan |
| Jamie Harding | Qusay |
| Akin Gazi | Saad |
| Elektra Anastasi | School Girl 2 |
| Oona Chaplin | Beauty |
| Norman Schwarzkopf | Self (archive footage) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lee Tamahori | Director |
| Michael Thomas | Screenplay |
| Amy Hubbard | Casting |
| Latif Yahia | Screenplay |
| Ian Vassallo Grant | Transportation Coordinator |
| Lino Chetcuti | Scenic Artist |
| Lubomir Misak | Stunt Coordinator |
| Fawaz Zoubi | Location Manager |
| Julien Naudin | Foley |
| Stefan Henrix | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer |
| Yves Bertrand | First Assistant Editor |
| Rodrigo Gutierrez | Camera Operator |
| Charlo Dalli | Art Direction |
| Moira Houlihan | Unit Publicist |
| Mark Sansone | Location Manager |
| Alan Church | Visual Effects Producer |
| Lesley Smith | Makeup Artist, Hairstylist |
| Chris Bonello | Art Department Coordinator |
| Steven Warner | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Patrick Bramucci | Rigging Gaffer |
| Paolo Finotto | Digital Intermediate |
| Sam McCurdy | Director of Photography |
| Alan Bailey | Property Master |
| Shamison Busuttil | Assistant Art Director |
| Sofie Silberman | Still Photographer |
| Simon Giles | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Rowena Radbury | Script Supervisor |
| Michael Monteiro | Steadicam Operator |
| Caroline Smith | Set Decoration |
| Dmitry Lavrov | Digital Intermediate |
| Tony Lewis | Music Editor |
| Jackie Grima | Makeup Artist |
| Martin Jensen | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Rosanna Silvio | Set Costumer |
| Paul Kirby | Production Design |
| Nick Lowe | ADR & Dubbing |
| Patrick Thomas McManus | Picture Car Coordinator |
| Carmen Agius | Set Costumer |
| Joseph Formosa Randon | Location Manager |
| Christian Henson | Original Music Composer |
| Jan Vrints | Additional Photography |
| John Hubbard | Casting |
| Anna B. Sheppard | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Paul Breuls | Producer |
| Michael John Fedun | Producer |
| Emjay Rechsteiner | Producer |
| Norton Herrick | Producer |
| Catherine Vandeleene | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 12 |
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**It was not a stolen identity, but forcibly given.** The film was based on the book of the same name that tells the true story of a young Iraqi man Latif, who was forced to body double the Saddam Hussein's playboy son, Uday. This is the reason I was not interested in this. Usually biopics are ma ... de to inspire the viewers, but there are negative films as well and this is one of those. Actually, it was not about the Saddam or his politics or his family, except Uday. So it was told from the perspective of Latif. How he suffered and fought back was the film focused on. After watching it so delay, I think I was wrong about it. The film is for adults, but the thing is it reveals lots of dark secrets of Uday's lifestyle. Sadly the film did not cover much of the Saddam Hussein's events. The Kiwi filmmaker did his best. Dominic Cooper's performance in the dual role was the highlight. That should be the reason to watch this, because you know like me, people are turning it away once they read whose story is this. This film is here to remind us the bad history about the bad people, other than that there's nothing in it. _6/10_