The Devil's Double. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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The Devil's Double
Latif Yahia, 2012
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Lee Tamahori, 2011

In 1987, Latif Yahia, an Iraqi soldier fighting in the Iran–Iraq War, is called to become a fedai for Uday Hussein, the playboy son of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. 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.


The Hamburg Cell. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 2004 book, The 9/11 Commission Report
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The 9/11 Commission Report
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon The United States, 2004
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Antonia Bird, 2004

A psychological drama that examines the lives and motivations of the individuals involved in the September 11 attacks. It looks at their backgrounds, their journey to Islamic fundamentalism, and their decision to become martyrs for Islam. The film also explores the social, religious, and ideological forces that influenced the group, as well as the tensions and pressures within the group as they planned and carried out the attacks.


Septembers of Shiraz. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2007 book, The Septembers of Shiraz
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The Septembers of Shiraz
Dalia Sofer, 2007
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Wayne Blair, 2015

Septembers of Shiraz depicts the plight of a Jewish family that adheres to a non-religious way of life and undergoes an upheaval as a result of the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Isaac is apprehended and taken to an undisclosed detention center, leaving his wife to grapple with the aftermath and find a way to obtain Isaac’s freedom and safeguard their family.


All the Old Knives. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2015 book
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All the Old Knives
Olen Steinhauer, 2015
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Janus Metz, 2022

Ex-lovers and spies Henry and Celia meet over dinner to reminisce on their time together at Vienna station. The conversation moves to the disastrous hijacking of Royal Jordanian Flight 127, which ended in the deaths of all on board. That failure haunts the CIA to this day, and Henry seeks to close the book on that seedy chapter. Over a sumptuous dinner, it becomes clear that one of them is not going to survive the meal.


The Rhythm Section. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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The Rhythm Section
Mark Burnell, 1999
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Reed Morano, 2020

Three years after her family’s death in a plane crash, Stephanie Patrick has become a drug-addicted sex worker in London. Escaping her brothel, Stephanie starts living with Proctor and studies his research on the crash, which he explains was caused by a bomb made by a man named Reza, who attends university in London.