Matinee Thursday @ Epiphany: The Devil's Double

The Devil's Double

Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier, Raad Rawi
Lionsgate; Directed by Lee Tamahori
Rated R; 108 minutes; 2011

Based on actual events, this film recounts the remarkable tale of Latif Yahia, an Iraqi army lieutenant who was summoned to Saddam Hussein's palace in 1987 and ordered to become the fiday, or body double, of his notorious eldest son, Uday. Many of his countrymen might have considered this a great honor, but it was merely the beginning of a hellish nightmare for Latif. Under the constant threat of harm to his family, he had no choice but to play the role of silent witness while his nefarious captor indulged in countless brutal and depraved fantasies with no regard for human life.