The Dictator is a 2012 comedy film co-written by and starring Sacha Baron Cohen. His fourth feature film in a leading role "tell[s] the story of a dictator
who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the
country he so lovingly oppressed", according to distributor Paramount Pictures. Larry Charles, who previously directed Baron Cohen's mockumentaries Borat and Brüno, also directed the film. Cohen, in the role of Admiral General Aladeen, a dictator from the fictional North African country of the Republic of Wadiya, stars alongside Ben Kingsley and Anna Faris. The film has generally received positive reviews.
Director: Larry Charles
Writers: Sacha Baron Cohen (screenplay), Alec Berg (screenplay), and 2 more credits
Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris and Ben Kingsley
The heroic story of a North African dictator who risks his life to
ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly
oppressed.
