The Dictator is a 2012 comedy film co-written by and starring Sacha Baron Cohen as his fourth feature film in a leading role. The film is directed by Larry Charles, who previously directed Baron Cohen's mockumentaries Borat and Brüno. Cohen, in the role of Admiral General Aladeen, the dictator of the fictional Republic of Wadiya visiting the United States, stars alongside Anna Faris and Ben Kingsley.
Synopsis: The heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
83 minutes
Director: Larry Charles
Writers: Sacha Baron Cohen, Alec Berg,
Release date: May 16, 2012
Distributed: Paramount Pictures
Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, Jason Mantzoukas, John C. Reilly, Bobby Lee, Sayed Badreya, Adeel Akhtar, Fred Armisen, Mark Campbell, Edward Norton , Megan Fox, Gad Elmaleh, Susan Sykes, Jon Glaser, Chris Elliott, Garry Shandling
Labels: comedy