Genre:
Biographical
Directed
by: Lee Tamahori
Starring:
Dominic Cooper, Philip Quast, Ludivine Sagnier
Running
time: 108 minutes
This
film tells the story of Latif Yahia, an Iraqi soldier who was hired against his
will to be the body double of Uday Hussein, Sadam’s son. The veracity of Yahia’s
story has been disputed, but, nonetheless, the movie that came out of it was
great.
Dominic
Cooper offers a solid performance in both of the lead roles. He plays these two
men in such a masterful way that they truly feel like two different men miles
apart in ideology and personality. The rest of the cast is also very good in
this tale of decadence and entitlement.
This
story is not for the faint of heart, but, if a considerable amount of it is
true, it needed to be told. It is scary to witness what certain human beings
are willing to do to each other when they feel entitled and empowered to do so.
Some of the scenes in The Devil’s Double will stay with me for a while.
Powerful film.
Rating:
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