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Revealing the private world of Saddam Hussein and his inner circle, this gripping 4-part, 4-hour miniseries charts the rise and fall of one of the most significant political figures in recent history. Over the course of 27 years, Saddam (Igal Naor) rose from peasant origins to the highest office in Iraq, consolidating his power by executing those who posed real or imagined threats, and surrounding himself with family members, ultimately his notorious sons Uday and Qusay. Al… More >>
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It’s ironic that Saddam is being played by the excellent Arab speaking “Rendition” Israeli co-star Igal Naor, whose parents came to Israel from Iraq after the 1948 Arab-Israeli war when 800,000 Arab-Jews became refugees and were absorbed by the State of Israel while Palestinian refugees were to remain in squalid refugee camps by their Arab brothers.
Rating: 4 / 5
I watched this on Hbo and was blown away by the performances. I very well made movie based on Saddam Hussain
Rating: 5 / 5
This a four hour dramatized mini-series that was originally on HBO, as noted before. Although I’m no expert on Saddam, it’s hard not to have absorbed a modicum of information about Iraq and its long-time leader if one has at all followed the news in recent decades (which I have). That said, this series certainly could have shown way more of the brutality and evil of the Saddam regime than it did. If the producers might argue “It was more about the inner circle than it was about the country as a whole” I could only reply that Saddam dominated his country to such an extent–the way Stalin did the Soviet Union–that the two are inextricably linked. So the question arises, why didn’t we see the rape rooms, the torture of children, the gassing of the Kurds (surely a true low point), and the draining of the ancient swamps in the south of Iraq? Not that the series was a puff job, but with these aspects all missing, one has to wonder what exactly the producers had in mind? That Saddam betrayed and executed people we see (especially when he seized power), that his family was nasty (especially Uday, his elder son) we learn too–but that doesn’t tell the whole story. Were they constricted by their collaboration with the BBC? I don’t know, but even if they were, these things still could have been dealt with without being overly explicit.
So, overall, worth watching, but the question of omissions still nags.
Rating: 3 / 5
The direction of this series made some minor mistakes that have been well publicized. However, the important details were accurate. Also, the Israeli actor Yigal Naor is amazing as Saddam.
Even though I disagree with the war on Iraq and the justifications Bush fabricated which insult our intelligence; I was always disgusted by Saddam and this movie will show you why.
Rating: 3 / 5
I really enjoyed this mini-movie and history slid about Iraq/Hussien. They missed many events, but overall, very good
I really enjoyed it.
Rating: 5 / 5