Three Kings in a 1999 satirical film on the war in Iraq where a gold heist driven by three American soldiers takes place during the 1991 Iraqi Uprising. Following the end of the Gulf War, the soldiers illegally infiltrate one of Saddam Hussein's bunkers containing millions of dollars of his Kuwaiti gold. The original plan was for the soldiers to take the gold and keep it for themselves however, upon their arrival, they discover that Saddam cares more about persecuting Iraqi civilians than he does his gold as his soldiers do not attempt to stop the gold from being taken. The American soldiers learn that the Iraqi civilians had been encouraged by the US government to rise up against Saddam yet while lacking support from the US military. This creating a crisis of conscience for the American soldiers who then feel a moral obligation to save the civillians. Faced with the decision of taking the gold and running or helping save the civillians, the American soldiers put their lives on the line to help escort the civillians across the border into Iran consequently losing all the gold in the process.
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