Saddam (2006)

Name: Saddam
Director: Max Chicco
Released: 2006-05-25
Duration: 1 h 20 min
Rating: 3.7
Cast: Frank Adonis, Fabrizia Carminati, Mara Chemini, Riccardo Leto

Drama

Director: Max Chicco

Cast: Frank Adonis, Fabrizia Carminati, Mara Chemini, Riccardo Leto

3.7

Runtime80 min

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The story of two Italian men who are posted to Iraq on a mysterious mission to guard the cell of a prisoner in Abu Ghraib prison. What's strange is that neither man knows who is inside; they must simply follow orders not to let anyone enter or leave the cell. As time passes their nerves are tested and they begin to wonder whether their charge could be Saddam Hussein...

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This 2006 thriller directed by Max Chicco offers a gripping, suspenseful exploration of the moral ambiguities of the Iraq War, as two Italian guards struggle to uncover the identity of their mysterious prisoner in Abu Ghraib prison. With standout performances from actors like Frank Adonis, the film builds an intense atmosphere of uncertainty and moral questioning that will captivate fans of thought-provoking, character-driven dramas.

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Saddam Hussein was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the president of Iraq from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003 during the United States-led invasion of Iraq. He previously served as the vice president from 1968 to 1979 and also as the prime minister from 1979 to 1991 and later from 1994 to 2003. A leading member of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, he was a proponent of Ba'athism, a mix of Arab nationalism and Arab socialism. The policies and ideologies he championed are collectively known as Saddamism, a right-wing variant of Ba'athism.