Certificate
18 Certificate
Title
103 Mins
Released
(2011)

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Based on true events. Baghdad, 1987. Latif Yahia (Dominic Cooper) is a hard working Iraqi soldier. He dedicates his life to provide for his family. But Latif's life is changed forever when he is chosen to be the body double of Saddam Hussein's son Uday (Dominic Cooper). If he doesn't agree he'll be shot. Latif has no choice so he learns to look and act just like Uday. The more time he spends with the Iraqi Royal Family the more he is drawn into Uday's world of drugs, sex and brutal violence. Strong graphic violence & torture, drug use and very strong language.

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Packshot of The Devil's DoubleStill taken from The Devil's Double

Box Office

U.K. £0.69 million
U.S. $1.23 million

Source: Rentrak EDI

“My brother, we could be twins, no?”

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Did you know?

  • This film is based on the true story as depicted in the book The Devil’s Double by Latif Yahia.
  • Dominic Cooper, who plays Uday and Latif, also starred as Howard Stark in Captain America: The First Avenger.
  • The real Latif visited the set on several occasions.
  • Director Lee Tamahori also directed Die Another Day.

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