

Hiding Saddam Hussein
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.
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- Language
- Arabic
- saddam hoessein
- iraqi dictator
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FranceFR
- Theatrical6 Nov 2024
NetherlandsNL
- PremiereInternational Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam13 Nov 2023
Saudi ArabiaSA
- PremiereRed Sea International Film Festival1 Dec 2023
South KoreaKR
- Premiere12Jeonju International Film Festival3 May 2024
SwitzerlandCH
- Premiere20. Zurich Film Festival4 Oct 2024
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Hiding Saddam Hussein was released on 6 November 2024.
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