Film to be made in Iraq after Saddam Hussein's novel

A feature film will be shot in Iraq after Saddam Hussein's novel "Men and City", the Iraqi newspaper Babil reported on Monday.

"Men and City" is an autobiographical novel, which describes events of the first half of the 20th century. The main characters of the novel, besides Saddam Hussein, are his father, uncle and other relatives of the Iraqi President.

"Men and City" is the first out of the three novels written by the Iraqi leader. The two other novels are "The Immune Castle" and "Zabiba and the King".