Long Days (1980)

Overview: In 1959, underground revolutionaries try to assassinate Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Kassem in Baghdad. News reports claim they have failed, and at first the revolutionaries lay low, but as the secret police continue to comb the neighborhoods with house-to-house searches, they flee to the countryside. Among those fleeing is Saddam Hussein, the future president of the republic.

Starring: Saddam Kamel, Nada Siham, Mohsin al-Azzawi, Mahmoud Abo Al Abbas

Categories: Action, Drama, History