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The Devil's Double

2011 · 109 min

A relentless, unsettling plunge into excess and brutality, anchored by a magnetic dual performance that keeps you tense and disturbed throughout.

Tagline: The 80's were brilliant, if you were in charge.
Overview: A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and cynical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Power, corruption, identity, violence
Content: Strong violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
corruption
identity
violence
survival
Places: big city
countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong