Tonight on Prime Video: A violent and terrifying take on the land of One Thousand and One Nights and above all a true story!

Baghdad, 1987. The country is plagued by treachery and corruption, making Prince Noir Uday Hussein, Saddam’s eldest son, the good old days. A character without faith or law, he only cares about his own immediate pleasure and has no qualms about taking other people’s property and sleeping with any woman he likes – even if she’s married. No one dared to stand before him…

When Latif Yahya, Uday’s lieutenant, is summoned to Saddam’s palace, he is forced to obey an illusory order: to become Oudai’s apprentice – his “fiday” – under penalty of execution for his entire family. Left with no choice, Latif begins a new life, “playing” the role of one of the most powerful and hated men in the country, Uday Hussain.

He learns to be like her, imitating her way of walking and expressing herself. He also discovers the excesses of Oudai’s world—its light women, its racing cars, and the money that flows freely. But first, he must know who he can trust in a world where the slightest error in judgment can prove fatal. He soon realizes that he can only hope for Sarabi, Uday’s concubine, to help him out of this nightmare…

A scar in the land of a thousand and one nights

In 1995, New Zealand filmmaker Lee Tamahori made quite an impression with his first feature film as a director, the powerful and terrifying Warrior’s Spirit. Between the cheesy James Bond ( Die Another Day ) and the over-the-top action movies ( The Next and xXx 2: The Next Level ) that followed, he left us pretty hungry, a little lost in soulless movies.

It should probably make a better comeback with The Devil’s Double, which won’t be in theaters with us and will go straight to direct-to-video. And that’s a good thing, it’s available on Prime Video.

This terrifying scar in the land of One Thousand and One Nights, which screened at the Sundance Film Festival, is actually an adaptation of the book of the same name. Latif YahyaThe candidate, in spite of himself, was forced to play the study of a man who was famous for sadism and unlimited cruelty. He would even head the Iraqi Olympic Committee He oversaw the torture of athletes whose performances he considered insufficient.… Evidently enjoying this evil reputation, he also called himself Abu Sarhan, Arabic for “wolf.”

In fact, his erratic behavior was such that it became a problem for Saddam Hussein, who preferred In the end Name his younger brother, Kusai, the dolphin of his regime. In order to slip into the skin of this neurotic pervert, Lee Tamahor had the very wise idea of ​​casting Dominic Cooper, who turns out to be absolutely brilliant in the film, playing both the role of Uday and his juvenile role perfectly. . As if to better emphasize the schizophrenia and duality of these evil characters.

Sharply staged, this chilling thriller wouldn’t be unworthy, far from being released in theaters. Fate decided otherwise. It doesn’t really matter, this is exactly the opportunity to win yourself over on Prime Video.