Film

Hiding Saddam Hussein

2024 · 1h 36m · Documentary

IMDb

7.9

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.

• Halkawt MustafaDirector · Producer
• Janne HjeltnesProducer
• Anders HereinProducer

Release date

November 6, 2024

Status

Released

Original language

Arabic

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

12

Genres

Documentary

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