House of Saddam (2008): Season 1, Episode 3 - Episode #1.3 - full transcript

Iraq is the nation
we dreamed it would be.

I would like to stress our
President's strong desire for peace
and stability in the Middle E?伿

Look who you are left with. Men

My father has had many favourites.

But only one first son.

Deserters will be shot. Cowards
will be shot. Do you understand?

Well, if the Americans come.
I'll put a bullet in his head.

I'd be pleased to let you.

This is my country!

When I was a boy, in Tikrit,

a traveller
walked through my village.



The villagers
stared at the stranger.

But he kept on walking.

and challenged him.

"What are you doing here?

"Asking for trouble?"

The traveller was astonished.
"What do you mean?" he said.

"I am not looking for trouble.

"I have no weapon, no gun, no knife,

"I have nothing."

"But that's just what I mean,"
the old man said.

"By walking without a weapon,

"you are inviting an attack."

We are currently surrounded by
enemies and collaborators, Qusay.

Iraq has a right
to protect its people.



To benefit from the skills of
its scientists and engineers.

The presence of weapons inspectors
is nothing more than
a temporary inconvenience.

Qusay is becoming powerful.

He is the - President's son,
don't forget.
- So am I.

By marriage.

Weapon development is
the responsibility of my ministry.

Not Qusay's.

It should be me in charge of
this consignment committee.

Hussein, if Saddam says dig a hole,
you dig a hole.

Don't let your ambition control you.

Be patient.

How many of these documents
do we have to bury?

We don't have to bury any.
We just watch.

Mr Aziz.

We seem to be taking an awfully
long time to reach the plant.

Almost there, Mr Ekeus.

Not far now.

Stop. Stop.

Could you reverse, please.
This is not the right way in.

Mr Aziz, what's going on?

Stop the bus. It's not the correct
entrance. Stop the bus, please.

Could you
stop the bus right now, please!

Stop, stop.

Everybody come.

We are from the United Nations.
My name is Rolf Ekeus.

It's all right. Thank you. Mr Ekeus.

Just follow me.

It's all right. They can't stop us
from entering the building.

It's all right, they're with me.
I beg you, wait a minute please.

Listen to me, Mr Aziz... Please...

GUNFIRE

Remain calm!
There is no need to be alarmed.

Everything is under control.

Everybody, please! Remain CALM!

You should have
crashed the bus, Tariq.

With all your inspectors inside.
Then they could experience
our broken-down hospitals.

What's done is done.

It was unfortunate,
but it changes nothing.

Except they trust us now even less.
Is that possible?

Ekeus must understand
the suffering he's causing Iraq.
No produce in the markets.

No medicines in the hospitals.
No books in the schools.

Baba. Sorry I'm late. Forgive me.

So, what are we talking about?

UN dogs and economic sanctions.

We are reviewing strategies.

We should tell them to mind
their own fucking business.
How is that for an idea? Uday.

If Ekeus has a grievance,
then he can come to me.

I'll deal with it.

Now, I don't want to be disturbed.

Any brilliant ideas, you say?

Are you trying to make a fool of me
in front of my father?

- What are you doing?
- Uday, calm down.

He tried to make me look a fool.

I was just asking a question.
Yes, I have an idea, Hussein.

To fucking kill you.

Uday! Do you like it?

And the day is coming.

Uday!

We are all family here.

The day is coming.

Why do we have to tolerate him?

He's a danger. A danger to all of us.

- And to this country!
- Hussein!

Baba. Ah, Qusay.

You are here.
Come, come and see the family tree.

Baba, you need to speak to Uday.
He and Hussein... Look!

It has been proven.

There is a clear line.

I am descended from the prophet.

We have royal
and holy blood in our veins.

We are blessed and favoured!

I knew it.

Yet, this...gift also brings
its burdens.

Because we have risen so high,
we've become a target.

We must always be on our guard,
Qusay.

Yes, go. Go.

What happened to you?
Uday happened to me.

He's sick in the head.

No sooner had your father left,
he starts yelling in my face,
throwing food at me. Why?

Because he's Uday.
He does what he likes.

I'll speak to Baba. No!
He should know how Uday is behaving!

Don't you think your father already
knows? It would make me appear weak.

Leave it. I will deal with it.

Your father is not
interested any more.

In you? In anything.

So Mama, will you be celebrating
the national holiday tonight?

I doubt it. All of my children
will be with their father.

Because we have to be, Mama.

I'd rather be at my club.
With your Russian prostitutes?

Still with the blonde, I understand.

Not really.

Yes, really. Eat, Azizzi.

I'm not stupid.

He's with no-one, Mama.

He's has the weapons inspectors
to think about.

The sanctions. He is writing
the Qu'ran with his own blood.

Seriously.

Today is the Day of Days,
we celebrate our victory over Iran.

Yes, I know. The President is
at the disposal of his people.

Mr Ekeus.

Exactly how many more months,
years will these inspections take?

After all, you've seen everything
there is to see several times.

continue until such time as I am
satisfied I have seen everything.

Today, I meet my people.

They petition me for favours.

A tradition on the Day of Days.

What do I say to the mother
who asks me for milk for her baby?

Do I tell her you are searching
for an invisible atomic weapon,

and as soon as you find it,
then her child can be fed?

Mr Ekeus, the United Nations
are punishing the people of Iraq.

For no reason. No reason.

YOU can stop this torture.

Mr President.

Mr President!

DOOR SLAMS

I will provide you with a list
of people I'd like to interview.

Mr Ekeus, I...
Enjoy the celebrations, Mr Aziz.

Our country's dying, Saddam.
Look at it.

All it would take is for me to
lose my temper with Uday just once

and we could be one of them.

Look at them, the poor wretches.

Then I suggest you don't lose
your temper!

Enter! Efta!

Are we selling it as this?
With Medical Aid labels?

Of course not,
we're going to change the labels.

Drive it into Jordan
first thing in the morning.

Sell it there.
Everything accounted for?

Yes, sir.
Unload the rest of the trucks.

Did you hear what I said?

Unload them.

There's somebody waiting to see you.

Hey...golden boy!

Do you like my new gun?

I'm taking your trucks
and everything that's in them.

What are you going to do about that?

The trucks and the contents

belong to the people of Iraq.

Emergency aid.

And yet, you're selling it
on the black market.

Hasta la vista, baby!

Why didn't you warn me? How?
He had a gun. It's Mr Uday!

What is Uday doing here?

He's taking the trucks.
But that is our money.

So now it is his money.

It's time for us to act, brother,
before it's too late.

Tonight! Does it have to be tonight?

Go hurry them up.

Hussein, this is crazy. Hussein!

Raghad? My dress.

KNOCK ON DOOR
Come in!

Raghad, we have to leave.

It's a party. We won't be late.

We want to look perfect.

Please. Hurry up.

Two minutes. OK. Ignore him, sister.
Two minutes, no more.

Stop!

You. Follow me.

GRUNTING AND SOBBING

HEADBOARD BANGS

Hey, where are you going?

I haven't finished with you.

Wait, wait, wait.

Uday...not tonight.

Not here.

Go.

And take the glasses with you.

Make sure you clean your nose.

Hussein, we're going miles
out of our way. What's happening?

I told you, there is
something I have to do.

What? Habibi.

Are you feeling unwell?

We're not going to the party.

What? Hussein? They would've found
out sooner or later.

Hussein, what's going on?! Ali!

Ali! Hussein and Saddam Kamel. Have
they arrived yet with my sisters?

I haven't seen them.

Then check that they've left - the
President will be ready any moment.

And he wants his family around him.

Uday! Uday!

Where exactly are we going?

What? Jordan.
We have discussed this before.

Your father cannot see past Qusay.
Uday is running wild, every time I
meet him he threatens ?伿ill me.

It's true, Raghad. You are my wife.
Rana is my brother's wife.

Yes, but not now!

Not tonight! Now is the time.

Sanctions are killing Iraq everyday.

And as long as your father is in
power, they will never be lifted.

Iraq needs a fresh start.
We need a new leader.

And you think that's you!

They left almost two hours ago.

Have you followed the route?
It's been done.

No accidents have been reported.

Something's wrong.

Hussein,
let me try to speak to Baba.

If I thought I had that option,
I would've taken it.

Can you please trust me?

General Hussein, please, carry on.

Everything is ready? Your sisters.
Baba.

We have a crisis. What is it?

Hussein and Saddam Kamel may have
crossed the border into Jordan.

Where are my daughters?

Answer me.

Where are my daughters?

We don't know.
We think they've gone too.

Traitor.

TRAITOR!

Sat at my table with my daughter,
and all the time he was planning
to betray me. His country?伿ill me.

He was talking to the CIA.

Baba. We have specialists.
I can eliminate him.

I can do that. No. I could do it.
Baba I want to do it. I said no!
We have to bring them bac?伿ill me.

Mr President!

Saddam...

..I swear,
I know nothing about this.

My nephew is a law unto himself.

Ali.

Your loyalty is not in question.

I will need your assistance.

Anything.

Hussein trusts you.
You must go and speak to him.

Of course.

If it's about Uday and an apology
is needed, then Uday will apologise.

He will go with you.

But keep a low profile in Jordan.

It will be best for all of us to
sort this out behind closed doors.
I will do everything I c?伿ill me.

Everything.

So different from Baghdad.

So alive.

What rank are you?
I'm here to determine
what's true and what's not.

You think I come here
and risk my life to tell lies?

No, thanks. I trust you are
capable of delivering messages
to your superiors in Langley.

That's not quite how it works.

We have a common interest
in replacing Saddam Hussein.

Correct? Possibly, yes.

Before we proceed any further,

I require formal assurances
you will place your organisation
at my disposal.

In return, and upon my succession to
Saddam as President, I will be able
to guarantee future?伿 supplies.

Subject of course to
future military assistance.

It may be a little more
complicated than that.

Do you have any other options?

Any other candidates for President?

What sort
of coup is the CIA planning?

Lucky guess.
When Langley sees what I have to show
them, it won't be at all complicated.

Well, that may be
a good place to start.

Before we proceed any further.

I will require formal assurances.

I always knew he was a snake.

He has bought shame to
the door of the Al Majids.

He's put all the Al Majids
in danger.

I suspect the king will want
us to dine with him tonight.

Make sure you wear something nice.

Ah, there you are.

Ekeus will have a seizure. He's been
searching for this for years.

You're giving up Iraq's secrets!

Habititi,
we have a million secrets in Iraq.

But that's all we have. You have
no idea who you're dealing with,
do you?

worked with my father and
you still think you can win?

You know nothing about him.

Raghad...go find
a nice dress to wear.

The king will see you now.

About time.

Your majesty,
how good of you to see us.

You know my foreign minister,
Mr Kabariti. Hello, Mr Kabariti.

Your majesty, foreign minister,
we are all men of experience here.

A misunderstanding has arisen
involving our cousin
General Hussein Kamel Al Majid.

We wish to clear up
this misunderstanding,

so Uday and I
have come in friendship to invite
Hussein to return to Baghdad.

To his family.
After all, this is a family matter.

Not political. That will
not be possible, I'm afraid.

In what way is this
reasonable request not possible?

Hussein Kamel has asked me
for political asylum.

He fears for his safety
were he to return to Iraq.

He fears for his safety.
He said that?

What about the safety of my sisters?

They are here against their will.
I have a right to see them.

Your sisters have made it clear that
their place is with their husbands.

I respect their wish.

I want to hear it from them.
Where are they?

Gentlemen, that really is all
we have to say on the matter.

Baba isn't going to be happy.

Hear me?

My father will NOT be pleased.

Your majesty,
foreign minister, thank you.

For nothing!

General Hussein Kamel Al Majid
is believed to be sheltering
in the royal palace in Amman.

I can hold Iraq like this,

better than Saddam holds it now.

With UN weapons inspector Rolf
Ekeus and his team still in Iraq,
searching for illegal weapo?伿 supplies.

and an economy
crippled by UN sanctions,

This defection is a further blow
to Saddam Hussein's previously
unshakable hold on power in ?伿.

We left Iraq because we had
nothing left in Iraq. Iraq is dying.

We are trying to save Iraq.

I can't believe
he could do such a thing.

To stand before the world
and denounce our country.

My President, I can only ensure mine
and my family's absolute devotion,
to you and Iraq.

Ali...this is not your fault.

There are traitors

all around us.

All controlled by CIA
and by Hussein.

But we are watching them, my friend.
And we will strike back.

I want you to increase surveillance.

Anyone acting suspiciously is to be
picked up and bought in immediately
for questioning.

Make sure
Ekeus does not leave the country.

Mr Ekeus? Yes. Your flight
to Jordan has been delayed.

Mr Deputy Tariq Aziz
would like to see you.

When Ekeus arrives, Tariq,
you are to give him everything.

Everything? All of it - research,
drawings, blueprints, equipment.

We move it to Hussein's farm
and we give them everything.

Tariq and Qusay will
oversee the operation.

But Baba, that means we lose.

No. The traitor will lose.

We cut his throat.

Without any new information,
he is nothing but a refugee.

Without a story to tell,

he is unworthy of protection.

Mr Ekeus, may I assure you
there will be no further
obstacles to our co-operation.

You and the Anscombe team
should consider yourselves
honoured guests here in Iraq.

I'm pleased to hear what you say.

It is unfortunate this level
of co-operation was not
evident from the outset.

Of course, Mr Ekeus,
and we share in your sentiments.

Now if you permit us, we have
uncovered yet more information

hidden by General Al Majid
from both us and you.

My son will show you.

Mr Ekeus,
we have been enemies before.

But now I am glad we meet as friends.

Perhaps you will take a seat,
General Hussein?

So...where should we begin?

You see, what you have
been chasing are mirages.

All weapons, biological and chemical
missiles have been destroyed.

This is before
or after inspections began?

Since 1991. Ah.

Yes.

Don't underestimate yourself,
Mr Ekeus.

You are very effective in Iraq.

Sooner or later you would have
discovered them. And you would have
justified any action you ?伿e.

You expect us to take your word for
it that all weapons were destroyed.

They were a liability. Not an asset.

We understood that we had something
far more valuable than the war-heads.

We had the knowledge
and the expertise.

And that you will agree,
is where the true value lies.

Of course.

Iraq's future capability
is still of primary concern.

Are these the papers
you have brought us today?

These are but a sample.

They present the blueprint
for the entire weapon program.

We have seen them already.

The Iraqi Government
disclosed them a few days ago.

That cannot be true.
They were discovered in
a chicken shed outside Baghdad.

A chicken shed?

According to your president,
the shed belongs to you.

This is a joke. He also claims
that you have been acting alone
in concealing information. No?伿e.

With a view to a meeting
not dissimilar to this one.

I am not responsible
for the concealment of information.

This is another joke. A lie.
Surely you do not believe THEM?!

Would you like a glass of water,
General?

Everything.

He gave them everything.

You never understood him, did you?

The most important thing
to my father is loyalty.

By the way,

the king would like us to move out
of the hotel and into an apartment.

That was just one battle.

I still have value.

What now?

Of course.

I can't bear to think that

And the grandchildren.

Is it right that they should grow up
in a foreign land?

Saddam, what do you want me to do?

I want them home.

Will they be safe?
They are my daughters.

Will they be safe?

I give you my word.

I want you to speak to them. Tell
them that I understand that they've
been taken against the?伿ill.

I know none of this is their fault.

Just tell them...

that I want them to come home.

I understand you gave a telephone
interview last week

to the editor of the
Jordanian newspaper Bilat.

What of it?

I understand that you
threatened to kill him.

I wish to see the king.
Our accommodation is unacceptable.

Being a journalist,
he recorded the discussion.

You can clearly be heard
threatening to kill him.

The phrase you used was,
"I will cut you up piece by piece."

That's what you say I said.

Then I agree.
General, he is intending to take you
to court over these threats.

To court?

This is absurd. I have to
remind you, this is not Iraq.

In Jordan,
we all live under the rule.

PHONE RINGS

Leave it!

Yes? ..Mama!

Why are we sitting out here on show?
Saddam has assassins everywhere.

We're not on show, we're having a
cup of coffee. Don't you like it?

I demand guarantees of protection.

In return for what?
I have given you everything.

I know how Iraq works.

I know how Saddam Hussein thinks.

I've been at his right hand
for more than ten years.

It's because of that no
free Iraqi will come near you.

You were part of his
killing machine, Hussein.

And we've got
plenty of other options.

You're on your own now. I'm sorry.

Sorry?

That's it?!

That's all that America has to offer?

Yeah, and the truth of it is,

we don't even mean it.

Watch out for assassins, General!

PHONE RINGS

Yes. Hussein.

It's Amo Saddam.

Your President.

I am sending you a letter.

What is written is the truth.

Neither I nor my sons will
harm you or your brother.

I swear.

You are the husband of my daughter

and the father of
my beloved grandchildren.

It is time for you to come home.

Do you believe him?

I've known him for a long time.

He is a man of his word.

Yes, I believe him.
Then you are a fool, Hussein.

He says himself, why would he harm
the husbands of his daughters?
The fathers of his grandch?伿en?

Because you betrayed him.
And we will be punished.

We will be out of
office for some time.

No matter, anything is
better than this.

We will make the best
of things here.

Raghad, there is nothing here for us.

You don't seem to understand how
much your father relied on me.

Raghad, you didn't hear his voice.

He was speaking the truth.

He will forgive us.
He does not forgive traitors!

We were doing routine searches on
the road from Amman to Baghdad
and that's when we found it?伿en?

A satellite phone? It must be CIA.

Yes. This is Hussein's doing.

His weakness has
allowed these vipers
to believe they can seize power.

But you will change that, Qusay.

You are the man...

Hussein can never be.

Shall we make the arrests?

No, no. We have the system.

Let's use it.

We do nothing but listen.

This phone belongs to a CIA spy.

Other traitors will soon be
calling it with information.

What?

I can't go back.

We shouldn't go back.
We are going home.

It has been decided. No.

Yes. I don't want to die!

Refuse to go back, brother, and you
will die. Because I will kill you!

I will not be nothing!

This looks like them.

Hey.

No-one is to be harmed. OK?

A madman comes to greet us.
Welcome home.

We've missed you...

golden boy.

Frightened?

Hussein, Saddam Kamel

out of the car.
Why? Get out of the car!

What's happening? Where are you
taking them? They won't be harmed.
Baba's given his word.

You and Rana are
going straight to Mama.

Get out.

We will be fine.

Get out. One of my drivers
will take over from here.

Your weapons, gentlemen.

Have a seat.

Take off your shirts.
What? He said take off your shirts!

And your berets.

You are not fit to wear
the uniform of Iraq.

Sign the papers.

This is your agreement to
a divorce from my sisters.

Divorce? But I don't want a divorce.

This is what the President wants.

Sign it.

The President says
you're nothing to him now

and you will be taken
to your father's house.

Let's go.

At least we're alive.

We are divorced.

I am nothing.

We have done as you requested, Baba.

We traced the callers
to the CIA satellite phone.

We have produced almost 800 names.

It seems Hussein was not the
only one talking to the Americans.

Show me the faces of these traitors.

SLIDE PROJECTOR CLICKS

MEN SHOUT

PHONE RINGS

Yeah.

CIA?

This is Saddam Hussein,
the President of Iraq.

I'm calling you to tell you
that your boys are now...

my guests.

It is unlikely you will
be seeing them again.

America wants to control Iraq.

They will never give up...

until I'm gone.

Cousin Ali,
I'm sure you understand the pain
that your nephews have caused me.

Very much so, your President.

I would be within my rights
to exact vengeance for the
damage they have caused.

And I have given my word that
neither I nor my sons will harm them
and I'm a man of my word.?伿en?

Yet this stain of dishonour and
betrayal is there for all to see.

It is the entire Al Majid family
who must carry this stain
to their graves.

Unless, of course...

it is removed.

Mr President,

I will avenge the shame
my nephews have brought on
the Al Majid family name.

Make sure it's done properly, Ali.

In the Bedouin way.

Saddam Kamel!

Collect your weapons!

We the men of the family Al Majid...

It's Uncle Ali.

We have come to purge
the traitors from our family.

Collect your weapons.

Let's make it a fair fight.

Uncle Ali.

The President has spared us.

But the tribe find you guilty.

Last chance, collect your weapons.

Saddam Kamel.

Get upstairs. Upstairs!

Listen. 'Stop firing!'

How long do you think
we can hold out, brother?

Not long.

Saddam!

Saddam!

Enough. Enough!

You call this fair, Ali?

As fair as the traitors deserve.

For the children.

Chocolates.

You look well, both of you.

How is your mother?

She is a widow, like her daughters.

The time you were away was not good.

But now you're back.

I asked you to come today because
I wanted to look into your eyes.

I see you're still my daughters...

..so you will understand

that what happened
was a necessary end.

Hussein was my husband, Baba.

You chose him for me...

..and I loved him.

By killing Hussein and Saddam Kamel,
you have destroyed a part of us both.

May we leave now?

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