The Dictator

release date:May 16, 2012
Tuesday August 21, 2012 (dvd)
genre:Comedy
running time:83 min.
director:Larry Charles
studio:Paramount Pictures
producer(s):David Mandel, Scott Rudin, Jeff Schaffer, Sacha Baron Cohen, Alec Berg
screenplay:Sacha Baron Cohen, Alec Berg, David Mandel, Jeff Schaffer
cast:Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, Jason Mantzoukas
Current Tribute rating: Current rating: 3.14    Rate Movie     User Reviews

The Dictator Movie Synopsis

Admiral General Shabazz Aladeen (Sacha Baron Cohen) is is the fiercest dictator in all of North Africa, ruling the great Republic of Wadiya and risking his life to ensure that democracy never reaches the nation he so lovingly oppressed. However, he faces the ultimate culture clash when he decides to pay visit to the United States.

The film lifts actual newscasts from real-life world leaders and is inspired by the bestselling novel Zabibah and The King, written by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

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  funnier than anticipated...it's not for everyone.

  while the plot is paper-thin, this movie made me laugh out-loud many times. very witty and much funnier than i expected.

  this movie had some funny parts, but it wasn't as gut-busting as borat.