7/10
Fake aside, compelling until realistic ending
18 September 2013
From the disputed book by Latif Yahia, this is his real(?) story of being forced to be Uday Hussein's double. Latif Yahia (Dominic Cooper) is an army lieutenant. In a world summary executions, he has no choice but acquiesce to being the body double of Uday, son of Saddam Hussein. It is a dangerous chilling world of depraved debauchery and immorality where a simple school girl can be picked up off the street to be violated. He must find a way to escape this life of unreal lavish extravagance.

This is really a fantasy. But a fantasy of the real world needs to be believable. And there are too many unreal scenarios especially the ending. It was just too much to let pass. Otherwise, it's great with Dominic Cooper doing good work.
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