From my favorite movies..

Brilliant and touching

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.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

The four hours speed by like 1. Even for people who aren't that familiar with what happened to Saddam before and during the war, this clearly scripted miniseries shows everything in a clear and dramatic fashion. It is terrifying and yet totally watchable. It is detailed yet never drags. Shows both the terror he inflicted on his people and his family. You don't have to question the plot since it is all true.The cast is terrific - the leads deserved Emmys and Golden Globes. The cast who played his sons, son in laws, wife, daughters are all excellent. They show terror without overacting. The sets are authentic looking. The score is suitable and evocative. One of the best miniseries ever made. Very compelling. A must see.

I have seen this series, but as a citizen from a neighbor country that had a mass interaction with Iraq and it's history, i see that this drama looks like the history that written by winners of wars, they exaggerate faults and kill the beautiful points in a long dramatic story that we lived.Saddam as a character in this series is too different from the real person, he is more calm, some how polite with others, nice one when you talk with him, he was beloved from more than 200 million Arabic due to his good character, but in this movies he looks like a monster that don't know any thing about his real situation..... you have killed the memory of nations, at least for me as a viewer.

Just having finished watching Episode 3, my previous impressions of the high caliber of this production have been confirmed and surpassed. The whole cast turns in by-now-predictably superior performances, aided in good part by the writing and cinematography - both of which are likewise outstanding. In this latest episode, however, I was especially impressed with Agni Scott's quite stunning performance as Raghad Hussein.Scott plays the loving and obedient wife of General Kamel Hussein, and the knowing daughter of her country and her father, Saddam Hussein. And Scott plays the role to perfection. Raghad's deep understanding of Iraq and of her father is a telling counterpoint to the repeatedly foolish choices of her husband -- the self-pretending pretender to the pretender who is the President.Scott (a true beauty whose resemblance to Mini Driver is quite astounding) shines here, as she has done in other venues (e.g., The Hamburg Cell). But so much of this production shines in so many ways, large and small. (Like the camera shot at (ep. 3) @ 25 minutes -- "I always knew he was a snake . . ."; like the musical score).A very bad story, told so very well. Thank you BBC and HBO. Thank you, all.

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!