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The Devil’s Double

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{{Infobox film
| name = The Devil's Double
| image = The Devil's Double.jpg
| image_size = 215px
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Lee Tamahori]]
| producer = Paul Breuls Michael John Fedun Emjay Rechsteiner Catherine Vandeleene
| screenplay = Michael Thomas
| based on = {{Based on|''[[Latif Yahia#Books|The Devil's Double]]''|[[Latif Yahia]]}}
| starring = [[Dominic Cooper]] [[Philip Quast]] [[Ludivine Sagnier]]
| music = Christian Henson
| cinematography = Sam McCurdy
| editing = Luis Carballar
| studio = Corsan
| distributor = [[Lions Gate Entertainment|Lionsgate]] Herrick Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|2011|01|22|[[2011 Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]]|2011|07|29|US: Limited}}
| runtime = 108 minutes
| country = Belgium Netherlands
| language = English
| budget = $19.1 million<ref name="BOM"/>
| gross = $4,807,493<ref name="BOM">{{cite web|title=THE DEVIL'S DOUBLE|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=devilsdouble.htm|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=December 19, 2011}}</ref>
}}
'''''The Devil's Double''''' is a 2011 [[biographical film]] directed by [[Lee Tamahori]] and starring [[Ludivine Sagnier]], and [[Dominic Cooper]] as [[Latif Yahia]]. It was released on January 22, 2011 at the [[2011 Sundance Film Festival]] and was [[Limited release|released in limited theaters]] on July 29, 2011 by [[Lions Gate Entertainment|Lionsgate]] and Herrick Entertainment.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=73779|title=Lionsgate and Herrick Take on The Devil's Double|work=CominSoon.net|publisher=[[CraveOnline]]|date=February 3, 2011|accessdate=July 5, 2011}}</ref>

==Plot==
In 1987, [[Latif Yahia]] ([[Dominic Cooper]]), an Iraqi soldier fighting in the [[Iran–Iraq War]], is called to become a "''fedai''" ("[[body double]]" or [[political decoy]]) for [[Uday Hussein]] (also played by Cooper), the playboy son of Iraqi president [[Saddam Hussein]] ([[Philip Quast]]). Latif comes from an upper-class family and had attended school with Uday, where the other students would remark on their likeness. Latif initially refuses the position, but is imprisoned and tortured, ultimately relenting when his family is threatened. Latif undergoes minor cosmetic surgery to perfect his resemblance to Uday and practices emulating the young Hussein's mannerisms and wildly volatile persona. He is given access to all of the luxurious benefits of the Husseins' fortune, including massive palaces, expensive wardrobes and Uday's [[Ferrari Mondial#3.2 Mondial|Ferrari]] and various other exotic cars. Latif tries to resist Uday's exorbitant merrymaking and erratic behavior, at one point fleeing a nightclub in another of Uday's Ferraris to attempt to see his family, who believe he has died in the war. However, he is apprehended by Uday's bodyguards and beaten. After an appearance at a conference with several [[Kuwaiti]] leaders, an attempt is made on Uday's (Latif's) life, apparently by a member of a rebel opposition group, possibly a [[Kurdish people|Kurd]]. The real Uday, though, is more concerned with the Kuwaitis, who he believes have been [[directional drilling|slant drilling]] from Iraq's [[Rumaila oil field]]. The [[Gulf War|First Gulf War]] is launched with Uday proclaiming "The Age of the [[Sheikh]]s is over!"

Uday's increasingly violent, sadistic tendencies are displayed when he kidnaps a 14-year-old school girl and forces her to escort him to a party. At the party, based on an actual 1988 celebration honoring Egyptian President [[Hosni Mubarak]]'s wife [[Suzanne Mubarak|Suzanne]], Uday becomes enraged with his father's personal bodyguard [[Kamel Hana Gegeo]] ([[Mehmet Ferda]]). Uday believes Gegeo facilitated an affair between Saddam and [[Samira Shahbandar]], which devastated his mother, [[Sajida Talfah]], and he also expresses jealousy at the trust his father places in Kamel Hana. When Gegeo passes sarcastic comments about Uday's sexual advances towards his young victim, Uday butchers him with an [[electric knife|electric carving knife]] in front of all of the guests. The next morning, Uday's bodyguards are seen dumping the naked, beaten body of the young girl.

Latif, acting as Uday, is later sent to [[Basra]] to rally support among [[Republican Guard (Iraq)|Republican Guard]] soldiers as [[Coalition of the Gulf War|Coalition]] forces have taken control of the war. At Basra, another attempt is made on Latif's life. To Uday's great concern, Latif nearly loses a pinky in the assault, which presumably would mean Uday would have to have his amputated to maintain their resemblance, but doctors are able to save Latif's finger. Later, Latif is confronted by the father of the young girl Uday killed. Uday eavesdrops on the conversation and is outraged by the man's pleas for "justice" and "compassion." Uday orders Latif to kill the man, but Latif refuses and instead slits his own wrists, to Uday's amusement. After Latif recovers, he confronts Uday at his birthday party. The confrontation escalates to a shootout and Latif escapes in Uday's [[Mercedes-Benz W126|Mercedes]] with Uday's lover, Sarrab ([[Ludivine Sagnier]]). The two escape to [[Malta]], but Sarrab, fearing for her daughter in Iraq, calls Uday begging for the chance to return without being harmed. A would-be assassin sent by Uday just misses shooting Latif almost as soon as they arrive on the island. Uday calls Latif and offers him one final chance to return to Iraq, threatening to kill his father if he refuses. Latif's father encourages him not to return and he is killed.

However, Latif does return to Iraq, not to continue to serve as Uday's double, but rather to kill him, with the help of a man whose bride killed herself after being raped and beaten by Uday on their wedding day. In an adapted version of the attempt on Uday's life made by the [[Islamic Movement of the 15th of Shaaban|15th Shaaban]] in 1996, Latif and his partner ambush Uday while he is attempting to lure young girls into his [[Porsche 911|Porsche]]. They wound him severely, including–consistent with unconfirmed reports of the real-life attack–mangling his genitals with a direct shot. One of Uday's bodyguards catches up to Latif as he flees the scene. The guard, however, is one who Latif could have killed as he fled from Uday's birthday party before leaving the country but spared, and the guard extends him the same courtesy.

The movie ends by stating that Latif has been a very difficult man to find after these events. Uday was permanently handicapped by the attack but survived.

==Cast==
* [[Dominic Cooper]] as [[Latif Yahia]] / [[Uday Hussein]]
* [[Philip Quast]] as [[Saddam Hussein]]
* [[Ludivine Sagnier]] as Sarrab
* [[Mimoun Oaïssa]] as Ali
* Raad Rawi as Munem
* [[Mem Ferda]] as Kamel Hannah
* Dar Salim as Azzam Al-Tikriti
* Khalid Laith as Yassem Al-Helou
* Pano Masti as Said Kammuneh
* Nasser Memarzia as Latif's father
* Tiziana Azzopardi as Latif's sister
* [[Akin Gazi]] as Saleeh

==Production==
The film was shot in Jordan and [[Malta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100312/local/iraq-movie-being-filmed-in-malta |title=Updated: Iraq movie being filmed in Malta |publisher=timesofmalta.com |accessdate=2012-05-09}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
The film received mixed reviews. The movie has a 52% rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], though much critical acclaim has been given to Dominic Cooper's dual role. [[IGN]] awarded it 3.5 out of 5 and said "certainly a fresh perspective on one of the Middle East's most brutal dictators".<ref>{{cite web|author=var authorId = "245789638" by Tom Butler |url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/118/1184689p1.html |title=The Devil's Double Review – Movies Review at IGN |publisher=Uk.movies.ign.com |date=2011-07-28 |accessdate=2012-05-09}}</ref> CinemaBlend.com also awarded it 3.5 out of five and said "and while the film feels deeply flawed, Cooper is worth the price of admission."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/The-Devil-s-Double-5370.html |title=The Devil's Double Review |publisher=CinemaBlend.com |accessdate=2012-05-09}}</ref> ''Rockstar Weekly'' awarded the film a positive review, saying "Hats off to director Lee Tamahori (Die Another Day) for taking a controversial topic and turning it into a masterful film."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockstarweekly.com/the-devils-double-movie-review.html |title=Canadian, Music, Entertainment, Movies, Fashion, Reviews, Photos, Interviews and More |publisher=RockStar Weekly |accessdate=2012-05-09}}</ref>

However, the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' gave the film a negative review, saying "The story of Uday Hussein's body double is relentlessly violent and lurid".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/29/entertainment/la-et-devils-double-20110729 | work=Los Angeles Times | title=Movie review: 'The Devil's Double' | date=July 29, 2011}}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] awarded the film three out of four stars and said "All due praise to Dominic Cooper. It should have been more."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110803/REVIEWS/110809989 | work=Chicago Sun-Times | title=The Devil's Double}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb title|1270262|The Devil's Double}}
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Samorost

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The '''''Samorost''''' ''series'' is a series of two award-winning [[adventure game|adventure]]/[[puzzle game|puzzle]] [[Macromedia Flash|Flash]] [[computer game|games]] by [[Czech people|Czech]] [[Amanita Design]]. According to ''Samorost'' lead designer Jakub Dvorský the name was chosen since "'Samorost' in [[Czech language|Czech]] means a root or piece of wood that resembles a creature; but it is also a term for a person who doesn't care about the rest of the world."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,593/|title=Interview: Amanita Design - Jakub Dvorsky|date=2005-12-17|author=Allin, Jack|publisher=Adventure Gamers|accessdate=2009-12-12}}</ref>

==''Samorost''==
{{Infobox VG| title = Samorost
|image=
|developer = Jakub Dvorský
|publisher = [[Amanita Design]]
|modes =
|designer = Jakub Dvorský
|released = 2003
|genre = [[Adventure game]], [[Art game]]
|platforms = [[Adobe Flash|Flash]]
|media = [[Download]]
}}

[[File:Samorost world.jpg|thumb|200px|The home world of the main character in ''Samorost''.]]
''Samorost'' was created by Jakub Dvorský while he was a student at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in [[Prague]], department of Graphic Design and Visual Communication in 2003. Although short and simplistic in its gameplay, its surreal graphics and memorable score make the game stand out.
The object of the game is to avert a collision of the [[gnome]]'s home planet and a large incoming [[spacecraft|spaceship]].

''Samorost'' was nominated for the [[Webby Award]] in 2004 and the Top Talent Award in 2003.
==Gameplay==
The player interacts with the world with simple [[Graphic adventure game#Point-and-click adventure|point and click]] interface directing a small, white-clad humanoid with a little cap and brown boots (called simply "gnome" by Dvorsky). The goal of the ''Samorost'' games is to solve a series of [[puzzle]]s and [[brain teaser]]s. The puzzles are sequentially linked forming an adventure story. The game contains no [[inventory]] or [[dialogue]], and the solving of puzzles mainly consists of clicking onscreen elements in the correct order. Solving a puzzle will immediately transport the [[player character]] to the next screen.

==Aesthetics==
The games feature [[surrealism|surrealistic]] organic scenarios, that mix both natural and technological concepts (often featuring manipulated photographs of small objects made to look very large), creative character designs and unique [[soundtrack|musical atmosphere]]. Music tracks are available through [[iTunes]].

==''Samorost 2''==
[[File:Samorost2.jpg|thumb|200px|A scene from ''Samorost 2''. The main character can be seen at the right.]]
Together with his freelance Flash and web design agency, [[Amanita Design]], Dvorský produced a sequel, ''Samorost 2''. In Samorost 2, the gnome goes on a longer quest to save his kidnapped dog and return safely home. The first chapter of this game (comprising the first 4 levels) can be played online for free. The second chapter (with 3 levels) is only playable in the full version, which cost $6.90 until the price was later lowered to $5.00.<ref name="amanita">{{cite web|url=http://www.amanitadesign.com/|title=Amanita Design}}</ref>

''Samorost 2'' has won several awards. These include a 2007 [[Webby Awards|Webby]] in the games category; [[Independent Games Festival]] award 2007 for ''Best Web Browser Game''; ''Best Web-Work Award'' at the [[Seoul]] Net Festival in 2006. The [[soundtrack]] won the Original Sound category at the Flashforward Film Festival 2006.<ref name=amanita /> The game was also nominated in 3 categories (Best Game, Best New Character and Best Visual Effects) in the [[GameShadow]] Innovation in Games Awards. It has been featured in [[Humble Indie Bundle]] which took place from 4 May 2010 - 11 May 2010 which was subsequently extended to the 15th and raised $1,273,613. Of this, contributors chose to allocate 30.90% to charity: $392,953 for the [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]] and [[Child's Play (charity)|Child's Play Charity]].<ref name="humble">{{cite web|url=http://www.wolfire.com/humble|title=The Humble Indie Bundle}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Art game]]
* ''[[Machinarium]]''
* ''[[Humble Indie Bundle|The Humble Indie Bundle]]''

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.amanita-design.net/samorost-1/ ''Samorost'']
*[http://www.amanitadesign.com/ Amanita Design Website]
*[http://www.samorost2.net/ Official ''Samorost 2'' (Sequel) Website]
*[http://www.samorost2.com/ Samorost Fan Club: Game, forum, troubleshooting and music]

{{Amanita Design}}

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