Comedy · United States of America · 2012 · 1h 23m

The Dictator

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Director
Larry Charles
Cast
Sacha Baron Cohen as Aladeen / Efawadh Ben Kingsley as Tamir Anna Faris as Zoey Jason Mantzoukas as Nadal Sayed Badreya as Omar Adeel Akhtar as Maroush
Crew
Lawrence Sher — Director of Photography Eric Kissack — Editor Greg Hayden — Editor Erran Baron Cohen — Original Music Composer Sacha Baron Cohen — Screenplay Alec Berg — Screenplay
Tagline

Make way for Aladeen.

Synopsis

The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

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Mood & Themes
petrolculture clashdictatorcoup d'etatsatireparodyuncleconspiracyfemale soldierunited nationsweapon of mass destructiondissident
Key Collaborators
Larry Charles Director Lawrence Sher Director of Photography Eric Kissack Editor Greg Hayden Editor Erran Baron Cohen Original Music Composer Sacha Baron Cohen Screenplay Alec Berg Screenplay David Mandel Screenplay Jeff Schaffer Screenplay Sacha Baron Cohen Producer Anthony Hines Producer Scott Rudin Producer
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