‘Hiding Saddam Hussein’ Director Unveils Feature ‘No Paradise if You Are Killed by a Woman,’ About Female Sniper Who Takes on ISIS

‘Hiding Saddam Hussein’ Director Unveils Feature ‘No Paradise if You Are Killed by a Woman,’ About Female Sniper Who Takes on ISIS

Two years after he explored how former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein evaded capture following his ousting from power in the 2023 documentary “Hiding Saddam Hussein,” Kurdish/Norwegian filmmaker Halkawt Mustafa is delving back into Iraq’s recent history. “No Paradise if You Are Killed by a Woman,” now in post-production, leaps forward a decade from the fall of Saddam and to the rise of the Islamic State. This time a drama, the feature follows …