August 30, 2009
House of Saddam
Nominated for both an Emmy and the British Academy of Film Awards, the 2008 production of the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein follows the personal and political life of the infamous Iraqi dictator from his takeover in 1979 to his ultimate death sentence for crimes against humanity in 2006. This fascinating look at a ruthless man and his family dramatized as a miniseries (240 minutes) is an historically accurate portrayal of two decades of terrorism that divided Iraq, the ancient area beset by a continuing line of invaders since 6,000 B.C.
