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TV Release: 2008-12-07 Torrent Release: 02-06-2010 by user
TV Show Genre
Biography, Drama, History, War
Runtime
232 min.
Awards
Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 3 wins & 16 nominations.
Infohash
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Parental Rating
[18+] TV-MA - Mature Audience Only This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under the age of 17. This program contains one or more of the following: graphic violence, explicit sexual content, or crude indecent language.
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Episode: Episode #1.1 (1x1)
Episode Plot:
Saddam, frustrated step-son of a sadistic peasant, was the deputy of the Iraqi president, number two in a revolutionary regime that modernized the former British-protected kingdom. When his faction of the ruling Baath Party opposes the president's plan for a union with neighbor Syria, Saddam is able to seize power, and immediately proceeds to unprecedented purges, practicing blatant nepotism -especially Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti as security chief- and a reign of terror based on waves of executions of the 'guilty', the lukewarm and some others thrown in for good measure, so as to instill utter fear and devotion to his absolutist person. Furthermore, he decides the threat of Islamic fundamentalism -of the Shiah branch, majority in Iraq- personified by Iran's revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini must be controlled before it's too late, even if that requires war, for which the West, especially America, will eagerly provide arms and other support.
Episode Release:
2008-12-07
Episode Genre:
Biography, Drama, History
Runtime:
61 min.
Staff:
Actors: Igal Naor, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Makram Khoury Writers: Alex Holmes, Stephen Butchard Directors: Alex Holmes
Other episode info:
Awards: N/A. Originally recorded in English, Arabic in United States, United Kingdom.
DESCRIPTION
A mini-series that explores the inner workings of Saddam Hussein's family and his relationship with his closest advisers.
