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"The Devil's Double" (2011)
Details on "The Devil's Double" including photos, trailer, interview, poster, plot and cast list for this dramatic film based on true events and starring Dominic Cooper and Ludivine Sagnier.
The Plot: Baghdad, 1987. Summoned from the frontline to Saddam Hussein's palace, Iraqi army lieutenant Latif Yahia (Dominic Cooper) is thrust into the highest echelons of the "royal family" when he’s ordered to become the ‘fiday’ – or body double – to Saddam's son, the notorious "Black Prince" Uday Hussein (also Dominic Cooper), a reckless, sadistic party-boy with a rabid hunger for sex and brutality. With his and his family’s lives at stake, Latif must surrender his former self forever as he learns to walk, talk and act like Uday. But nothing could have prepared him for the horror of the Black Prince’s psychotic, drug-addled life of fast cars, easy women and impulsive violence. With one wrong move costing him his life, Latif forges an intimate bond with Sarrab (Ludivine Sagnier), Uday's seductive mistress who’s haunted by her own secrets. But as war looms with Kuwait and Uday’s depraved gangster regime threatens to destroy them all, Latif realizes that escape from the devil’s den will only come at the highest possible cost.
The Plot: Baghdad, 1987. Summoned from the frontline to Saddam Hussein's palace, Iraqi army lieutenant Latif Yahia (Dominic Cooper) is thrust into the highest echelons of the "royal family" when he’s ordered to become the ‘fiday’ – or body double – to Saddam's son, the notorious "Black Prince" Uday Hussein (also Dominic Cooper), a reckless, sadistic party-boy with a rabid hunger for sex and brutality. With his and his family’s lives at stake, Latif must surrender his former self forever as he learns to walk, talk and act like Uday. But nothing could have prepared him for the horror of the Black Prince’s psychotic, drug-addled life of fast cars, easy women and impulsive violence. With one wrong move costing him his life, Latif forges an intimate bond with Sarrab (Ludivine Sagnier), Uday's seductive mistress who’s haunted by her own secrets. But as war looms with Kuwait and Uday’s depraved gangster regime threatens to destroy them all, Latif realizes that escape from the devil’s den will only come at the highest possible cost.
Interview with "The Devil's Double" Star Dominic Cooper
In this interview with Dominic Cooper, we find out how he prepared to play Uday and Latif and how difficult it was to switch between the two on the same day.
Photo Gallery
Dominic Cooper and Ludivine Sagnier pictures from this R-rated drama.
Film Poster
Poster tagline: "Sex...power...too much money. What do you get a 'prince' that has everything?"
Cast List
A list of the actors and crew, MPAA rating, and release date.
Exclusive Premiere Photos
Cast members Dominic Cooper and Ludivine Sagnier joined director Lee Tamahori, as well as celebs Lil Jon, Jason Momoa, and Ed Lauter at the LA premiere.