Summoned from the frontline to Saddam Hussein's palace, Iraqi army lieutenant Latif Yahia 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 - 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. 

Based on the extraordinary true story and the best-selling novel by Latif Yahia, THE DEVIL’S DOUBLE looks set to be an audience and critic favourite that’s already attractive Oscar® buzz for the dazzling, breakout performance of Dominic Cooper in the dual roles of Latif and Uday.