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House of Saud: A Family at War

Episode #1.3 (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 59 min | Documentary

The series concludes by looking at how the House of Saud stays in power. Enormous wealth and a very generous social contract has protected them but a demographic time-bomb, social media and low oil prices have forced reform.
Director
John O'Kane (directed by)
Producers
Ceri Isfryn | Hugh Miles | John O'Kane (produced by)
Composer
Stuart Roslyn (original music)
Cinematographer
John O'Kane (filmed by)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jan 23, 2018

Release date
Jan 23, 2018 (United Kingdom)

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43 cast members
Name Known for
Saskia Reeves
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
David Weinberg
Self - Former Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies Self - Former Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies   See fewer
Joao Ferreira
Self - Former bodyguard Self - Former bodyguard   See fewer
Saad Al-Fagih
Self - Saudi dissident (as Sa'ad al-Faqih) Self - Saudi dissident (as Sa'ad al-Faqih)   See fewer
John McFarlane
Self - Metropolitan Police 1979-2014 (as DCI John McFarlane) Self - Metropolitan Police 1979-2014 (as DCI John McFarlane)   See fewer
Ghanem Al-Dosari
Self - Saudi dissident (as Ghanem Almasarir Aldosari) Self - Saudi dissident (as Ghanem Almasarir Aldosari)   See fewer
Madawi Al-Rasheed
Self - London School of Economics (as Professor Madawi al-Rasheed) Self - London School of Economics (as Professor Madawi al-Rasheed)   See fewer
Ali Shihabi
Self - Arabia Foundation Self - Arabia Foundation   See fewer
Samah Damanhoori
Self - Saudi exile Self - Saudi exile   See fewer
Moudi Aljohani
Self - Saudi exile Self - Saudi exile   See fewer
Fahad Nazer
Self - Political consultant to the Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington Self - Political consultant to the Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington   See fewer
Rawda Al-Yousef
Self - Campaigner for male guardianship (as Rawda al-Yousef) Self - Campaigner for male guardianship (as Rawda al-Yousef)   See fewer
Bruce Riedel
Self - CIA Officer 1977-2006 Self - CIA Officer 1977-2006   See fewer
David Petraeus
Self - CIA Director 2011-12 (as Gen. David Petraeus) Self - CIA Director 2011-12 (as Gen. David Petraeus)   See fewer
Fatimah Baeshen
Self - Former Director, Arabia Foundation (as Fatima Baeshen) Self - Former Director, Arabia Foundation (as Fatima Baeshen)   See fewer
Sarah Leah Whitson
Self - Human Rights Watch Self - Human Rights Watch   See fewer
Taha Al-Haji
Self - Exiled Saudi lawyer (as Taha al-Haji) Self - Exiled Saudi lawyer (as Taha al-Haji)   See fewer
Bill Marczak
Self - Citizen Lab Self - Citizen Lab   See fewer
Alberto Pelliccione
Self - Senior Security Engineer, Hacking Team 2008-2014 Self - Senior Security Engineer, Hacking Team 2008-2014   See fewer
Marc Owen Jones
Self - Lecturer in Gulf history, Exeter University (as Dr Marc Owen Jones) Self - Lecturer in Gulf history, Exeter University (as Dr Marc Owen Jones)   See fewer
Abdallah Al-Mouallimi
Self - Saudi Ambassador to UN (as Abdallah al-Mouallimi) Self - Saudi Ambassador to UN (as Abdallah al-Mouallimi)   See fewer
David Kaye
Self - UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression Self - UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression   See fewer
Joseph W. Westphal
Self - US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia 2014-2017 Self - US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia 2014-2017   See fewer
Ben Emmerson
Self - UN Special Rapporteur on Counter Terrorism and Human Rights 2011-2017 (as Ben Emmerson QC) Self - UN Special Rapporteur on Counter Terrorism and Human Rights 2011-2017 (as Ben Emmerson QC)   See fewer
Keith Harper
Self - US Ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council 2014-2017 Self - US Ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council 2014-2017   See fewer
May Romanos
Self - Amnesty International Self - Amnesty International   See fewer
Maya Foa
Self - Director, Reprieve Self - Director, Reprieve   See fewer
Nancy Soderberg
Self - US Ambassador to UN 1997-2001 Self - US Ambassador to UN 1997-2001   See fewer
Mohammed Alyahya
Self - Atlantic Council Self - Atlantic Council   See fewer
Chas Freeman
Self - US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia 1989-1992 Self - US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia 1989-1992   See fewer
Michael Stephens
Self - Royal United Services Institute Self - Royal United Services Institute   See fewer
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Nimr Al-Nimr
Self - Saudi Shia Cleric (archive footage) Self - Saudi Shia Cleric (archive footage)   See fewer
Khalid Bin Farhan Al-Saud
Self - Saudi Dissident Self - Saudi Dissident   See fewer
Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Nasser Al-Saud
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Dina Ali Lasloom
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Mohammad Bin Salman
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Shinzo Abe
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Prince Philip
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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