 The Devil’s Double has now been released in DVD and Blu-ray worldwide. The movie is also be available for digital download via iTunes (geographical restrictions apply).
The DVD/Blu-ray features the following bonus material:
- Behind-the-Scenes featurette;
- Making Of featurette;
- Audio commentary with Lee Tamahori;
- Interview with Latif Yahia.
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 INTRODUCTION (main source: IMDb)
The year 1987:
Latif Yahia, an Iraqi Army lieutenant stationed on the Iranian border, bears an
uncanny resemblance to his old classmate Uday Hussein, the notoriously brutal
son of Saddam. Uday is the Black Prince of Iraq with unlimited power and wealth.
Latif is summoned to Saddam Hussein's inner sanctum in Baghdad and offered the
devil's bargain: become Uday's body double or condemn his father and family to
death. Latif Yahia plays that role for four years, surviving eleven assassination attempts aimed at Uday, before fleeing Iraq with the
help of the CIA. Uday was eventually killed at age 39 during a gunfight in Mosul after the US invasion in 2003.
The Devil's Double is the fascinating story of Latif Yahia and his remarkable
life as the double of Iraq's most reviled individual and provides a chilling
vision of the House of Saddam through the eyes of a man who knew too much.
When I met Philip on the set I was blown away, I was standing in front of Saddam! Philip is truly an intelligent gentleman and a master of his craft, the best Saddam I have yet to meet - after the real one that is :)
Latif Yahia
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 The film is based on the life story of Latif Yahia and his bestselling novels
The Devil's Double and I Was Saddam's Son. The books have been translated in 20
languages and sold over 1 million copies worldwide.
As opposed to the books, the movie also incorporates details of Latif Yahia's
life after he fled Iraq. Latif managed to escape to Europe and refused to
become an agent for the CIA.
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A gripping interview with Latif Yahia broadcast last year on the BBC programme HARDTalk, and which also includes a mention of the movie, is available on YouTube (in 3 parts). |
I've become quite adept at taking a little money and making it look like a studio film. My hopes are always to do high-end dramatic films.
Lee Tamahori, director
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You'd do this whole scene as one person, then you'd have to completely turn it on its head and be this very different person.
It was exhausting and exhilarating.
Dominic Cooper
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This will not be an action adventure, but rather a psychological thriller, a standoff between one of the most evil characters on earth and a protagonist who is obliged to investigate his own darker side.
Emjay Rechsteiner, head of Staccato
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THE DEVIL'S DOUBLE
