Episode #1.2

Summary 1988. Though Iraq is on the brink of bankruptcy, Baghdad is jubilant in victory after the war with Iran. Uday celebrates in a nightclub by getting drunk and firing a gun into the crowd. As Kuwait's upsurge in oil output challenges Iraqi prosperity, a family lunch reveals fractures in Saddam's household, including paranoia that an insider might overthrow him. News spreads that Saddam has taken Samira as a second wife, with grim ramifications. As his family issues continue to grow, Kuwait drives Iraq toward war--and Saddam leads his army into 'the mother of all battles.'

S1.E2 ∙ Episode #1.2

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Igal Naor Makram Khoury Shohreh Aghdashloo Philip Arditti

7.3

Details

Genres : Drama History War Biography

Release date : Aug 5, 2008

Countries of origin : United States United Kingdom

Official sites : HBO Site

Language : English Arabic

Filming locations : Tunisia

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) HBO Films

Summary 1988. Though Iraq is on the brink of bankruptcy, Baghdad is jubilant in victory after the war with Iran. Uday celebrates in a nightclub by getting drunk and firing a gun into the crowd. As Kuwait's upsurge in oil output challenges Iraqi prosperity, a family lunch reveals fractures in Saddam's household, including paranoia that an insider might overthrow him. News spreads that Saddam has taken Samira as a second wife, with grim ramifications. As his family issues continue to grow, Kuwait drives Iraq toward war--and Saddam leads his army into 'the mother of all battles.'

Details

Genres : Drama History War Biography

Release date : Aug 5, 2008

Countries of origin : United States United Kingdom

Official sites : HBO Site

Language : English Arabic

Filming locations : Tunisia

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) HBO Films

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