History Series / HouseOfSaddam

* ObligatoryWarCrimeScene: The destruction of Dujail following the attempted assassination attempt.

''House of Saddam'' is a 2008 miniseries joint-produced by BBC Television and HBO Films. Described by as "''Series/TheSopranos'' with Scud Missiles," the series chronicles the rise and fall of UsefulNotes/SaddamHussein (Igal Naor), but also the lives of his family, which consists of his long-suffering wife Sajidah (Shohreh Aghdashloo), his sons Uday and Qusay (Phillip Arditti and Mounir Margoum) his daughters Raghad, Hana and Halah (Agni Scott, Shivani Ghai and Amber Rose Revah) and his mistress Samira (Christine Stephen-Daly), who later becomes his second wife, as well as those in his inner circle.

** For what it's worth, Saddam does care about his family to varying degrees. He's visibly distraught when he learns that his sons and grandson are dead, and even secretly visits their graves to pay his respects.

* HookersAndBlow: Uday's favorite past times, aside from rape and torture.

* IGaveMyWord: Saddam promises his first wife that Raghad and Rana would be spared his wrath upon their return to Iraq. Their husbands, Hussein and Saddam Kamel, are not as lucky. Technically, Saddam did promise not to harm them but didn't say anything about their Uncle Ali exercising tribal law at Saddam's behest.

* TyrantTakesTheHelm: According to Al-Bakr, thanks to his rule - with Saddam as deputy - Iraq has schools and food for all of the people, for the first time in history. He is deposed and Saddam's regime is quickly driven by megalomania and tyranny.

* TheWarOnTerror: Which ultimately leads to Saddam's removal from power.

''House of Saddam'' is a 2008 miniseries joint-produced by BBC Television and HBO Films. Described by as "''Series/TheSopranos'' with Scud Missiles," the series chronicles the rise and fall of UsefulNotes/SaddamHussein (Igal Naor), but also the lives of his family, which consists of his long-suffering wife Sajidah (Shohreh Aghdashloo), his sons Uday and Quasy (Phillip Arditti and Mounir Margoum) his daughters Raghad, Hana and Halah (Agni Scott, Shivani Ghai and Amber Rose Revah) and his mistress Samira (Christine Stephen-Daly), who later becomes his second wife, as well as those in his inner circle.

* BoomHeadshot: The execution of several Baath loyalists. Even more worse was that those that were spared were ordered to do the killing.

* CouldntFindAPen: In Part 3, Uday mentions to his mother and brother that their father is having a copy of the Quran inked in his own blood. Next scene shows just that.

* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Subverted. Saddam gains the blonde Samira as his new mistress, so his brunette wife Sajida dyes her hair blonde as well to be noticed by Saddam. He simply dismisses it as "tacky", implying that it's Samira's youtfulness more than anything that he really appreciates.

* IGaveMyWord: Saddam promises his first wife that Raghad and Rana would be spared his wrath upon their return to Iraq. Their husbands, Hussein and Saddam Kamel, are not as lucky. Technically, Saddam did promise not to harm them, but didn't say anything about their Uncle Ali exercising tribal law at Saddam's behest.

* TyrantTakesTheHelm: According to Al-Bakr, thanks to his rule - with Saddam as deputy - Iraq has schools and food for all of the people, for the first time in history. He is depossed and Saddam's regime is quickly driven by megalomania and tyranny.

* UngratefulBastard: Saddam orders Barzan to raze Dujail to the ground after he was almost assassinated there. Barzan does so, and is [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone visibly distraught by what he's been made to do.]] When he reports to Saddam that the deed is done--while both are attending Barzan's daughter's wedding--Saddam "thanks" him by demanding he leave the country in 24 hours.

* FreudianExcuse: Saddam had a rough infancy, which he recalls from time time. His stepfather was very abusive and his mother was at least an enabler. He never knew his natural father, but Saddam's mother, the widow of the man, describes him as very bad blood.

* TheMistress: Samira Shahbandar, at first. Saddam even goes as far as to flirt with her in front of her husband in Part 1. By Part 2, she is his second wife.

* LoopholeAbuse: After their attempted betrayal and forced return to Iraq, Saddam promises that neither he nor his sons will seek revenge against them for their treason, and will only be held under House Arrest. He then meets with one of their family members and unsubtly points out they besmirched the family's honor with their actions, prompting him to carry the deed out himself.

* PragmaticVillainy: After Uday kills one of his father's confidants (he insulted Uday's mother by introducing Saddam to a new mistress), the enraged Saddam unleashes a beating on his son. While chewing Uday out, Saddam claims that he's upset not by Uday's violent behavior, but that there's no point to it.

* UsefulNotes/IranIraqWar: Takes place in Part 1, ends in Part 2.

* DirtyCoward: When Ali Al-Majid goes to execute the Kamel brothers for [[HonorRelatedAbuse besmirching the Al Majids' honor]], he does it "The Bedouin Way." He gives them a pair of assault rifles so it can be a "fair fight"...while bringing an armed platoon of Iraqi soldiers to back him up.

* YouAreInCommandNow: Hussein takes over as head of the Republican Guard after Saddam gives Barzan and boot and exiles him from Iraq.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: For what it's worth, Saddam does care about his family to varying degrees. He's visibly distraught when he learns that his sons and grandson are dead, and even secretly visits their graves to pay his respects.

* CaliforniaDoubling: Due to the ongoing war in Iraq at the time, the series was shot in Tunisia.

* HistoricalVillainDowngrade: Uday Hussein's sadistic nature is toned down quite a bit in the series for much the same reason as Amon Goeth in ''SchindlersList'': the producers thought [[RealityIsUnrealistic the audience would just have trouble accepting]] that a human being could be as wantonly cruel as he was in real life.

* HeirApparent: Qusay Hussein is this after his elder brother brains Kamel Hanna to death.

''House of Saddam'' is a 2008 miniseries joint-produced by BBC Television and HBO Films. Described by as "''Series/TheSopranos'' with Scud Missiles," the series chronicles the rise and fall of SaddamHussein (Igal Naor), but also the lives of his family, which consists of his long-suffering wife Sajidah (Shohreh Aghdashloo), his sons Uday and Quasy (Phillip Arditti and Mounir Margoum) his daughters Raghad, Hana and Halah (Agni Scott, Shivani Ghai and Amber Rose Revah) and his mistress Samira (Christine Stephen-Daly), who later becomes his second wife, as well as those in his inner circle.

* FamousAncestor: Saddam claims that the Prophet Muhammad is his ancestor. He even shows his youngest son Qusay a chart detailing the family tree in Part 3. This, of course, is false.

''House of Saddam'' is a 2008 miniseries joint-produced by BBC Television and HBO Films. the miniseries chronicles the rise and fall of SaddamHussein (Igal Naor). Described by as "''Series/TheSopranos'' with Scud Missiles," the series chronicles the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein (Igal Naor), but also the lives of his family, which consists of his long-suffering wife Sajidah (Shohreh Aghdashloo), his sons Uday and Quasy (Phillip Arditti and Mounir Margoum) his daughters Raghad, Hana and Halah (Agni Scott, Shivani Ghai and Amber Rose Revah) and his mistress Samira (Christine Stephen-Daly), who later becomes his second wife, as well as those in his inner circle.

House of Saddam is a 2008 miniseries joint-produced by BBC Television and HBO Films. the miniseries chronicles the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein (Igal Naor). Described by as "TheSopranos with Scud Missiles," the series chronicles the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein (Igal Naor), but also the lives of his family, which consists of his long-suffering wife Sajidah (Shohreh Aghdashloo), his sons Uday and Quasy (Phillip Arditti and Mounir Margoum) his daughters Raghad, Hana and Halah (Agni Scott, Shivani Ghai and Amber Rose Revah) and his mistress Samira (Christine Stephen-Daly), who later becomes his second wife, as well as those in his inner circle.