The Dictator is an upcoming 2012 American comedy film written by and starring Sacha Baron Cohen. Baron Cohen's fourth film will "tell 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, will also direct the film. Baron Cohen will star alongside Ben Kingsley and Anna Faris. Baron Cohen will play the role of Admiral General Shabazz Aladeen, a dictator from the fictional North African... country of the Republic of Wadiya. The film is reported to be a departure from Baron Cohen's previous mockumentary films, as it features a supporting cast of known actors, proper film production camerawork and is not focused entirely on Baron Cohen's character, unlike his films Borat and Brüno, which featured minimal supporting cast, firsthand camerawork, and usually only featured one other known actor besides Baron Cohen. The film is said to be inspired by the novel Zabibah and the King by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
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| Release date: | May 16, 2012 |
| Directed by: | Larry Charles |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 83 Minutes |
| Producer: | Sacha Baron Cohen, David Mandel, Alec Berg, Scott Rudin, Jeff Schaffer |
| Editor: | Eric Kissack, Greg Hayden |
| Music by: | Erran Baron Cohen |
| Cinematography: | Janusz Kamiński, Lawrence Sher |
| Screenplay by: | Alec Berg, Sacha Baron Cohen, David Mandel, Jeff Schaffer |
| Genre: | Comedy |