Hiding Saddam Hussein
7.8
The footage of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein crawling out of a hole in the ground in 2003 is iconic. Now, 20 years later, the man who dug that hole tells the fantastical story of how he, an ordinary farmer, hid the deposed president beneath a flowerbed in his garden for eight months. On camera, he talks about the day his house was selected as a hideaway for this wanted man, hunted by 150,000 US soldiers. The Iraqi farmer had no choice but to assume the role of presidential hairdresser, physician and bodyguard—and something akin to a friendship seems to have grown between them as they ate together and helped wash each other’s backs.
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Halkawt Mustafa Director
First release November 13, 2023 · Produced in Iraq, Norway · Production Rudaw Media, TV2 Nord (DK)
Production
Hene Films
Production
Rudaw Media
Production
TV2 Nord (DK)
Production
Iraq · Norway
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Original title
Han gjemte Saddam Hussein – Jakten på verdens mest etterlyste mann
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Netherlands · November 13, 2023
Premiere · International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
No release date listed for United States.
France
November 6, 2024 · Theatrical
Saudi Arabia
December 1, 2023 · Premiere · Red Sea International Film Festival
South Korea
May 3, 2024 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
Switzerland
October 4, 2024 · Premiere · 20. Zurich Film Festival
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