The Dictator
2012 · Movie · R · 83 min · ★ 6.2
The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
Also known as Le Dictateur
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-05-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 83 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (6,468 votes)
- Box office
- $179,379,533
- Budget
- $65,000,000
Themes
- petrol
- culture clash
- dictator
- coup d'etat
- satire
- parody
- uncle
- conspiracy
- female soldier
- united nations
- weapon of mass destruction
- dissident
- +2 more
Cast & crew
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
Aasif Mandvi
as Doctor
Rizwan Manji
as Patient
- RC
Rocky Citron
as Baby Aladeen
Liam Campora
as Aladeen Age 6
Directed by Larry Charles