The Devil’s Double

Official selection Sundance; opening film Panorama Specials Berlin.

By James Bond-director Lee Tamahori. Based on a shocking true story, THE DEVIL’S DOUBLE follows the riveting story of Latif, a man forced to become the body double of Saddam Hussein’s ruthless son, Uday. Trapped, tortured and fearful for the safety of his family, Latif has no choice but to comply. He is forced to become part of Uday’s hedonistic world of gangsters and pimps where sex, money and power are not enough. As war threatens Saddam’s regime, Latif realizes he must escape from the devil’s den – or die trying.

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2011

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Lee Tamahori

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