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The Devil's Double

The Devil's Double

The 80's were brilliant, if you were in charge.

20116.71h 49m

Overview

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.

Directed by Lee Tamahori
Written by Latif Yahia, Michael Thomas
Produced by Paul Breuls, Catherine Vandeleene, Michael John Fedun
Box OfficeBudget: $19.1MRevenue: $5.7M

Top Cast

Dominic Cooper

Dominic Cooper

Latif Yahia / Uday Hussein

Ludivine Sagnier

Ludivine Sagnier

Sarrab

Raad Rawi

Raad Rawi

Munem

Philip Quast

Philip Quast

Saddam Hussein / Faoaz

Mem Ferda

Mem Ferda

Kamel Hannah

Mimoun Oaïssa

Mimoun Oaïssa

Ali

Khalid Laith

Khalid Laith

Yassem Al-Helou

Nasser Memarzia

Nasser Memarzia

Latif's Father

Dar Salim

Dar Salim

Azzam

Pano Masti

Pano Masti

Said

Themes & Keywords

palaceimpostorpervertion

About The Devil's Double

The Devil's Double is a drama, action, thriller, crime, war film released in 2011 exploring themes of palace, impostor, pervertion. Directed by Lee Tamahori, it stars Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier, Raad Rawi. 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.

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