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House of Saddam

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2008
  • TV-MA
  • 3h 52m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
4.9K
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House of Saddam (2008)
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A mini-series that explores the inner workings of Saddam Hussein's family and his relationship with his closest advisers.A mini-series that explores the inner workings of Saddam Hussein's family and his relationship with his closest advisers.A mini-series that explores the inner workings of Saddam Hussein's family and his relationship with his closest advisers.

  • Stars
    • Igal Naor
    • Shohreh Aghdashloo
    • Makram Khoury
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    7.5/10
    4.9K
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    • Stars
      • Igal Naor
      • Shohreh Aghdashloo
      • Makram Khoury
    • 35User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 4 wins & 18 nominations total

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    Igal Naor
    Igal Naor
    • Saddam Hussein
    Shohreh Aghdashloo
    Shohreh Aghdashloo
    • Sajida Khairallah Talfah
    Makram Khoury
    Makram Khoury
    • Tariq Aziz
    Philip Arditti
    Philip Arditti
    • Uday Hussein
    Mounir Margoum
    • Qusay Hussein
    Agni Scott
    Agni Scott
    • Raghad Hussein
    Amr Waked
    Amr Waked
    • Hussein Kamel
    Uri Gavriel
    Uri Gavriel
    • Ali Hassan Al Majid
    Christine Stephen-Daly
    • Samira Shahbandar…
    Saïd Amadis
    • Adnan Khairallah…
    Amber Rose Revah
    Amber Rose Revah
    • Hala Hussein
    Shivaani Ghai
    Shivaani Ghai
    • Rana Hussein
    Daniel Lundh
    Daniel Lundh
    • Saddam Kamel
    Saïd Taghmaoui
    Saïd Taghmaoui
    • Barzan Ibrahim
    Toni Maalouf
    • Mohammed
    Sean Arnold
    Sean Arnold
    • Rolf Ekeus
    Hichem Rostom
    Hichem Rostom
    • Mohammed Ghani
    Bahram Ehsas
    • Mustapha Hussein
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    • Trivia
      The Egyptian actor "Amr Waked" got suspended temporary from the Egyptian actors syndicate as he's acting with an Israeli actor "Igal Naor".
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      Featured in The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009)

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    8/10
    The Man Behind the Monster
    Next to Hitler or Stalin, no modern figure has been as vilified as Saddam Hussein. And with the Iraqi despot's atrocities so well known and oft-repeated, it becomes easy to forget that there was a flesh-and-bones man behind the monster.

    What makes HOUSE OF SADDAM so compelling is its humanization of the title character. Yigal Naor delivers a subdued brilliance as Saddam, developing the character over a 27-year elapsed period that begins with his ascension to power and ends with his hanging. Naor brings Saddam to the screen without bias. He's as convincing with Saddam the caring family man as he is with Saddam the cold-hearted executioner.

    Producers of this four-hour miniseries faced the same challenge as those who have brought other notable world figures to film: what hits the screen and what stays on the cutting room floor? The choice here was to shed light on a quartet of important eras in Saddam's life: his rise to power, his war with Iran, his invasion of Kuwait and his evasion of US forces after the fall of his government. This approach is not perfect - it would have been fascinating to see the final chapter focus more on the process that led to Saddam's fall - but it works well nevertheless.

    A rich back story, with emphasis on unstable sons Uday (an amazing Philip Arditti) and Qusay (Mounir Margoum), helps flesh out the story of a complex man in a complex situation. At times the film feels like THE SOPRANOS, with loyalties constantly questioned and bullets planted in the heads of recusants. Given that there is so much about Saddam we will never know, some dramatic license was taken, but none of it screams of pure fiction.

    HOUSE OF SADDAM sheds important light on a man whose impact on the world was as devastating as it was profound. With no political agenda, it makes for irresistible viewing.
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    • Release date
      • December 7, 2008 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • HBO Site
    • Languages
      • Arabic
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Between Two Rivers
    • Filming locations
      • Tunisia
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • HBO Films
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      3 hours 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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