House of Saddam (2008– )

A mini-series that explores the inner workings of Saddam Hussein's family and his relationship with his closest advisers.

Stars:

Yigal Naor, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Makram Khoury

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Yigal Naor	...	Saddam Hussein (4 episodes, 2008)
Shohreh Aghdashloo	...	Sajida Hussein (4 episodes, 2008)
Makram Khoury	...	Tariq Aziz (4 episodes, 2008)
Philip Arditti	...	Uday Hussein (4 episodes, 2008)
Mounir Margoum	...	Qusay Hussein (4 episodes, 2008)
Agni Scott	...	Raghad Hussein (4 episodes, 2008)
Amr Waked	...	Hussein Kamel (3 episodes, 2008)
Uri Gavriel	...	Ali Hassan Al Majid (3 episodes, 2008)
Christine Stephen-Daly	...	Samira Shahbandar (3 episodes, 2008)
Saïd Amadis	...	Adnan Khairallah (2 episodes, 2008)
Amber Rose Revah	...	Hala Hussein (2 episodes, 2008)
Shivani Ghai	...	Rana Hussein (2 episodes, 2008)
Daniel Lundh	...	Saddam Kamel (2 episodes, 2008)

Storyline

A mini-series that explores the inner workings of Saddam Hussein's family and his relationship with his closest advisers.

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Plot Keywords:

saddam hussein | hanging | political criminal | dictatorship | iran | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History | War

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Details

Official Sites:

HBO Site

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2008 (UK)

Also Known As:

A Szaddám klán

Filming Locations:

Tunisia

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), HBO Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

232 min 232 min (4 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009)

User Reviews

Exceptional television drama

The first episode of this drama series could have fallen into all the traps that recreations of modern history, and ancient history for that matter, fall into: Glib unrealistic portrayals of character; ridiculous over simplification; and sloppy historical inaccuracies. Alex Holmes with his production team and a brilliant cast avoided this brilliantly in the light of one over-riding handicap they had - All of us have our preconceptions and our own sketchy 'take' on the Saddam sagas presented by the media and by governments over the last 25 years in various forms of uneven levels of factual integrity, political expediency and rigor. Amazingly, despite this, I was able to accept the inevitable economies of scale limiting Holmes and his ingenious team, and was spellbound by the simple exposition of Saddam's corrupt, and corrupting modus operandi. The family dynamic was cleverly integrated with the political backdrop and viewers more interested in the subtext will not be disappointed. A grisly reminder that we have lived through an era when monsters exist within the human race and our world seems to be reluctant to learn from history and be more alert to their ability to operate, and cause tragedy and mayhem while we too often watch and allow them. Great telly too on a straightforward entertainment level.