Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Tayyab Torres Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Alistair Olson After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

thornsthorns I'm no fan of Saddam, but the level of propaganda and lies in this program stops it from being anything but complete fiction.He is shown like a cross between an Hitler, godfather and a coward.The film really seems to serve no purpose other than as a propaganda tool.Again i am no fan of the guy, but history and programs pretending to historical or based on history, should remain factually true, or at the very least spiritually true to the events.This program is neither, but nonetheless is entertaining enough i suppose. But if you want that kind of entertainment your better off watching sopranos or the original godfather trilogy.

Malik Taufiq - ur - Rehman Awan the words for praising this masterpiece will be less everything was perfect right from the cast to the technicalities behind the camera performances good cinematography, set design, background score everything was too good. the minor things were taken care but the evilness in the saddam hussein personality was not explored much and few things were not mentioned i.e. chemical bomb on the kurd and shia and during the war in kuwait he address to the entire world and especially USA that my people can survive on dates and water even if the entire world boycott usotherwise their was no flaw in filming.rating 4 out of 5

Theo Robertson Imagine a a miniseries where you know the ending . Wouldn't that mean there's a lack of suspense ? You know the ending therefore there's little reason to watch . We all know what happened to Saddam Hussain so it says a lot that within a few short minutes of watching this show I was totally intrigued and hooked by it The production team knows the audience will know the ultimate outcome of this chronicle so concentrate on the dramatic aspects of Saddam's time in power . The first episode concentrates on his ascent to power by liquidating his rivals on trumped up charges of " counter revolutionary activities " and waging a war against his Persian neighbours . The second episode introduces his two sons who were every bit as bad as him if not worst and shows the results of his doomed escapade in Kuwait . The third episode shows his genius of brinkmanship and political machinations while the final episode shows the dictator as a fugitive on the run Some critics have expressed disappointment in that some aspects are skated over too quickly while others say the ordinary sufferings of the ordinary Iraqi people are ignored . There's some truth to this but again the the producers have quite rightly ignored scope and concentrated on well written drama superbly acted by an unknown cast . I've never heard of Yigal Naor or Philip Arditti but they both give superb performances and I look forward to this series picking up a few awards at the more prestigious award ceremonis

shawnr-5 There are still some people out there that love Saddam because he was "such a good and brave man". I'm glad that this mini-series was produced so people around the world can see the true face of Saddam Hussein: an evil tyrant not only to his own people but also to his family and every human being that he saw as a threat. The sad part is that not all people that became his victims were actually a threat to him: Saddam viewed them as a threat because of his sick mind.If you want to see the real Saddam and discover the truth, I recommend this mini-series for you to see!10/10 - A mini-series about Saddam Hussein and his family and close friends, about the Iraq-Iran war, the invasion of Kuwait and other real life historical accurate events. It also contains entertainment & drama and you can also learn history at the same time!