The Dictator

The Dictator is a 2012 political satire black comedy film co-written by and starring Sacha Baron Cohen as his fourth feature film in a leading role. The film was directed by Larry Charles, who also directed Baron Cohen's mockumentaries Borat and Brüno. Baron Cohen, in the role of Admiral General Aladeen, the dictator of the fictional Republic of Wadiya visiting the United States, stars alongside Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, and Jason Mantzoukas with uncredited appearances by John C. Reilly and Garry Shandling. Producers Jeff Schaffer and David Mandel said that Baron Cohen's character was inspired by real-life dictators with personality cults like Kim Jong Il, Idi Amin, Muammar Gaddafi, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Mobutu Sese Seko, and Saparmurat Niyazov. The film's opening credits sarcastically dedicate it "in loving memory" to Kim Jong Il, who died in 2011. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $179 million.

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Tensions are rising as the stand-off between the world community and the rogue North African nation of Wadiya intensified today as U.N. Weapons inspectors were once again refused access to the country by Wadiyan leader, Admiral General Aladeen.

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I will take no options off the table. And I mean what I say. Tonight we ask... Who is General Aladeen?

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According to Wadiyan propaganda, Haffaz Aladeen was born in 1973.

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He did not know his mother, who died in childbirth.

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General Aladeen was born the only son of the Colonel Aladeen, himself a savage and violent dictator.

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Next!

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Known for his iconic beard, he is protected by 30 female guards, who he maintains are virgin.

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Thrust into power at age seven, he may just be the most dangerous man in the entire world.

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All right, let's get right to it.

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Do you have nuclear weapons?

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What was the question?

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Do you have nuclear weapons?

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Sorry, I can't hear you. Are you developing nuclear weapons?

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No, I literally can't hear you.

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I'm going to another question. Oh, I can hear you now.

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Eccentric and with unlimited oil wealth, he recently hosted his own Olympic Games...

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On your mark, get set.

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...at which he won fourteen gold medals.

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Aladeen! Aladeen!

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Often described as ignorant, he changed over 300 Wadiyan words to "Aladeen," including the words "positive" and "negative," causing mass confusion.

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