The Devil's Double

Plot:  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.

Director:

Lee Tamahori

Writers:

Michael Thomas, Latif Yahia (books)

Stars:

Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier, Raad Rawi

This movie is awesome.  For anyone oblivious to Uday Hussein is, he was a real life incarnation of Satan.  I don't mean that he liked to pretend to be Satan, I mean he was objectively evil.

This guy was the biggest piece of shit in recent memory and he gave his dad a real run for the money at being the world's biggest asshole.

This film was released as a biography of Uday from the viewpoint of his body double, but thus far there is no real evidence that the entire film isn't entirely made up.  

What isn't made up is Uday's tradition of attacking weddings, torturing failed Olympic athletes and his predilection for teenage girls.  This movie could be the result of a man being close to Uday and then making up a role for himself to create a story; it's really hard to tell if Latif Yahia is telling the truth or tall tales.

Either way, it's a terrific movie.

5/5 STARS