The Dictator (2012) is a political satire comedy film starring Sacha Baron Cohen. It follows the story of General Aladeen, the eccentric and ruthless dictator of the fictional North African country of Wadiya. He travels to the U.S. to address the United Nations but is betrayed by his uncle, who replaces him with a double to turn Wadiya into a democracy and sell its oil. Stripped of his power and identity, Aladeen struggles in New York, where he meets a politically active woman, Zoey. As he tries