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‘The Prisoner In His Palace’: Saddam Hussein’s Last Months To Be Explored In Fremantle & Sinestra Movie

The story of the last months of Saddam Hussein’s life is to be told via a feature film from Fremantle and Sinestra. The Prisoner in His Palace is one of the first projects to emerge from the ...

‘This is what sanctions look like’: the film showing Saddam’s Iraq through children’s eyes

A film whose ingredients include eggs, flour, sugar and economic sanctions sounds improbable, but The President’s Cake takes ...
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‘Hiding Saddam Hussein’ Director Unveils Feature ‘No Paradise if You Are Killed by a Woman,’ About Female Sniper Who Takes on ISIS (EXCLUSIVE)

Two years after he explored how former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein evaded capture following his ousting from power in the 2023 documentary “Hiding Saddam Hussein,” Kurdish/Norwegian filmmaker ...
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Movies To Watch On The 35th Anniversary Of Operation Desert Storm – Memorial Dedication Ceremony October 24 In Washington D.C.

In 1990, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. Within 24 hours, Iraq’s military occupied its southern neighbor and controlled nearly 30% of the world’s oil supply. Iraq’s brutal dictator then ...
Newsweek

KURDISH-IRANIAN FILMMAKER BAHMAN GHOBADI DISCUSSES HIS NEW MOVIE–THE FIRST FILMED IN IRAQ SINCE THE FALL OF SADDAM HUSSEIN–AND THE CRUEL WORLD OF IRAQI ...

The film, currently playing at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts, opens in the U.S. on Feb. 7 and is Iran's big contender for an Academy Award. Ghobadi recently spoke with NEWSWEEK's Marie Valla ...