HOUSE OF SADDAM (2008) - Sept. 8, 2009
A really well made miniseries about Saddam Hussein -- ranging from his seizure of the presidency of Iraq in 1979 to his hanging in 2006. Despite a running time of almost four hours, the film is completely entertaining throughout. In fact, it was so interesting and well made, it could have been longer and I would have been perfectly happy. It helps that it was very well acted, especially Yigal Naor as Saddam himself. His Hussein was brutally ruthless without ever veering into caricature or outright villainy. You could almost sympathize with the guy -- almost. ***1/2
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