The end of an empire !! The invasion of Iraq in 2003 brought a dramatic end to Saddam Hussein’s brutal regime. But behind the headlines lay an even more extraordinary story of family and tribal loyalty, rivalry and betrayal. Inspired by interviews with Saddam’s daughter Raghad and other key eye-witnesses as well as extensive research, this unique drama gets to the heart of the dictator’s tyranny and his eventual downfall. In 2004 producer Monica Garnsey had a series of meetings with Raghad Hussein. Raghad’s story, combined with others who knew Saddam, inspired Saddam’s Tribe. Examining how Saddam retained power for over a quarter of a century and eventually lost it, the drama describes how the fate of a whole nation turned on the fluctuations of family loyalty and, eventually, of family betrayal amidst a descent into debauchery and corruption. “From gold AK47s to champagne-guzzling parties and luxurious palaces, Saddam’s Tribe chronicles some of the extraordinary excesses Hussein and his immediate family and closest advisors were used to on a regular basis,” says producer Roberto Troni. Saddam’s power was built on a government made up of trusted family members. Prominent among them were his psychopathic playboy son Uday and his ambitious son-in-law Hussein Kamel. But in 1995 a bitter power struggle erupted between the two men. Caught in the middle was Raghad Hussein, whose loyalties to father, brother and husband were challenged as the battle for control of Iraq reached …
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@sunnnyreys since the movie
since when is Saddam caucasian?
Google Lynndie England, Abu Ghraib prison abuse, and ” Depleted Uranium, Jesus is savior. ”
Saddam was scum, but Americans are worst than scum.
Such a foolish misconception that people with families, people who actually appear to be nice and friendly can’t be capable of committing terrible acts, when you had Gering who was a magnificent father, there was also Gebels and his wife, true they did kill their children so that they wouldn’t live in a world without national-socialism, but to other people they appeared as loving and kind parents, despite the fact they were in charge of the Holocaust, even Hitler was kind to children.
i tell you by killing inocent ppl in iraq
ask bush that question
sadaam was evil, look hw pple died and torture, readin comments are hard 2 beileve wat eles he did
his real son uday was a badass indeed, i heard he used to feed his dogs human flesh, not to mention all that torture & stuff.
Igal Naor in ‘House of saddam’ resembled saddam much better.
Second time i`m watching this Thank you SaddamTribe
Second time i`m watching this Thank you SaddamTribe
4000 marine laing dead on the soil of iraq isnt that nice
what part did you play in ”fucking them up”
i m iraqi and i alwayes hated sadam the son of the bitch of tikreet
amen haha we and the Brits fucked them up for what they did
Fuck saddam, and his sons. Living in palaces while so many of his people starved. Glad they are all 6 feet under.
HAHAHAHA!
The Americans and Brits put them in their place!
In the movie his son was bad ass
good movie
They show Saddam’s family more civilized than they were. They were bunch of newly-rich people who destroyed Iraq.