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11/02/2011 Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime, War 1h 49m
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The 80's were brilliant, if you were in charge.

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.

  1. Lee Tamahori

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Dominic Cooper

    Latif Yahia / Uday Hussein

  2. Ludivine Sagnier

    Sarrab

  3. Raad Rawi

    Munem

  4. Philip Quast

    Saddam Hussein / Faoaz

  5. Mem Ferda

    Kamel Hannah

  6. Mimoun Oaïssa

    Ali

  7. Khalid Laith

    Yassem Al-Helou

  8. Nasser Memarzia

    Latif's Father

  9. Dar Salim

    Azzam

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Reviews

A review by Reno
Written by Reno on 2016-12-24
**It was not a stolen identity, but forcibly given.**

The film was based on the book of the same name that tells the true story of a young Iraqi man Latif, who was forced to body double the Saddam Hussein's playboy son, Uday. This is the reason I was not interested in this. Usually biopics are made to inspire the viewers, but there are negative films as well and this is one of those. Actually, it was not about the Saddam or his politics or his family, except Uday. So it was told from the perspective of Latif. How he suffered and fought back was the film focused on.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$19,100,000.00

Revenue
$5,728,213.00

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