House Of Saddam - Season 1 - Episode 4

March 2003. As Bush declares “the day of liberation is near,” Saddam instructs most of his family to flee to Syria; only Uday, Qusay and grandson Mustapha remain. For his safety, Saddam goes into hiding near Tikrit, off the banks of the Tigris River where he lived as a child. As coalition forces flood Baghdad, Saddam remains holed up in a hut, making rallying-cry audiotapes his bodyguard delivers to radio stations. Meanwhile, Uday, Qusay and Mustapha hide in a relative’s Baghdad house, but it isn’t long before the location leaks to U.S. officials. A lengthy gunfight ensues and the three are killed, leaving Saddam in shock and Sajida shattered. One night, braving coalition patrols, an emotional Saddam visits his sons’ graves near Tikrit, laying Iraqi flags atop the soil in respect. After learning of the $25 million price put on his head, Saddam senses the net closing in on his hiding place. When the army arrives at last, even the last throes of loyalty from his bodyguard cannot prevent Saddam from being discovered inside a makeshift underground hole. Hauled out, dignity in tatters and held to the ground, he declares, “I am the President of Iraq, and I am willing to negotiate.”Show more