The Dictator is a 2012 American 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.
Plot:
Shortly after arriving, he is kidnapped by Clayton (John C. Reilly), a hitman hired by his treacherous uncle Tamir (Ben Kingsley), who wishes to take power. Tamir then replaces Aladeen with a mentally challenged political decoy named Efawadh.
Aladeen escapes after Clayton accidentally burns himself to death, but
his huge beard has been shaved off by Clayton, making him practically
unrecognizable.
Wandering through New York, Aladeen encounters Zoey (Anna Faris), a boyish activist who offers him a job at her alternative lifestyle co-op. Aladeen refuses the offer and encounters "Nuclear" Nadal (Jason Mantzoukas), the former chief of Wadiya's nuclear weapons program, Nadal explains that Wadiyan resistance was sending into exile all the people he had ordered to be executed. Wanting
his old job back, Nadal promises to help Aladeen thwart Tamir's plot
and regain his position as 'rightful' dictator, on condition that
Aladeen makes him head of Wadiya's WMD program again. Aladeen agrees and accepts Zoey's job offer, and eventually falls in love with her.
However, Aladeen's relationship with Zoey becomes strained after he reveals his true identity. Upon seeing Zoey, vows
to democratize his country and open up Wadiya's oil fields for
business, but in a way where the general populace will benefit. Angry
with Aladeen staying in power, Tamir attempts to assassinate him but
Efawadh jumps in front of the bullet and survives, as it is his job "to
be shot in the head".
Cast:
Sacha Baron Cohen as President Prime Minister Admiral General Haffaz Aladeen/Alison Burgers and his mentally impaired double Efawadh.
Production:
The distributor Paramount Pictures described the film as "the heroic story of a North African dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed." Paramount said the film was inspired by the novel Zabibah and the King by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein though The New York Times later reported it is not an adaptation. Baron Cohen, who also plays Efawadh in the film, based his performance primarily on Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, though his name is a reference to former longtime Syrian leader Hafez Al-Assad. The film is "dedicated to the memory of Kim Jong-il".
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Libyan Conflict: (Click here to access the project).
This is a small project that Joane and I have made about the great conflict of libya. We have added information of this exotic country and how this prbloblem started a few years ago: we mention Daddafi and many others. We have also written about a movie that is relevant to this issue, but as a parody, "The Dictator." This film gives a touch of humor to what I occurred in Libya.
