I haven't written a review in a while, but this film really made me want to again because it was really good and I was shocked by it. The film revolves around Saddam Hussein's son who was very unstable, to say the least, and wanted to have a double who is basically the polar opposite of him in every way. Really I have to commend Dominic Cooper (Latif Yahia / Udah Hussein) who is just incredible in this film and did such a great job portraying both men, never did I feel confused which person I was watching as he portrays the unstable/sadistic Udah perfectly but also plays the innocent man put in a horrible situation like a pro, the reason I am giving him so much credit is because I have never found him that amazing as an actor but this movie proved me wrong.

The movie itself is pretty good as well as I never felt bored and always wanted to know what was gonna happen next, all of the side characters play their roles perfectly as well but this film to me is the perfect late-night film with a captivating performance from Dominic Cooper.

If you are stranded for movie ideas one night, I urge you to give this a try as I think you won't regret it.

**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.

After watching it so delay, I think I was wrong about it. The film is for adults, but the thing is it reveals lots of dark secrets of Uday's lifestyle. Sadly the film did not cover much of the Saddam Hussein's events. The Kiwi filmmaker did his best. Dominic Cooper's performance in the dual role was the highlight. That should be the reason to watch this, because you know like me, people are turning it away once they read whose story is this. This film is here to remind us the bad history about the bad people, other than that there's nothing in it.

_6/10_