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Hiding Saddam Hussein (2024)
Directed by Halkawt Mustafa
Documentary · 1h 36m
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.
Crew
- Director
- Halkawt Mustafa
- Producer
- Halkawt Mustafa, Janne Hjeltnes, Anders Herein
Details
- Original title
- Han gjemte Saddam Hussein – Jakten på verdens mest etterlyste mann
- Release date
- 2024-11-06
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- AR
- Spoken languages
- Arabic
- Countries
- Iraq, Norway
- Production
- Hene Films, Rudaw Media, TV2 Nord (DK)