Well, what a shocker for day nine! But in a good way. I'm hardly ever shocked by films so it made a nice change.
Basically, this is based on the autobiography of Latif Yahiah, who was pretty much forced to be the body double of Sadam Hussein's son. He lives a life of luxury, but is at the same time subjected to the horror and sadism of Uday's behaviour.
I think the reason I was so shocked by this film was the fact that it was based on a true story. It's so hard to believe that that sort of person (Uday) ever existed in humanity. It also points out with shocking clarity how much we take for granted.
The scene in which Uday drives along and picks a school girl he wants to take home with him really drives it home. People under that regime had no choice but to submit to Uday's crazy whims and could not argue or
complain. The amount of moaning we do about our government, really, we have no idea.
Anyway, in terms of the film. Dominic Cooper plays both Uday and Latif and gives a stunning performance. It's very believable that these are two separate men and at times you do have to stop and remind yourself it's the same actor.
It's an amazing film, but not for the easily shocked. Not sure how historically accurate it is, but also a good piece of education. One of the best I've seen as part of my challenge so far!
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