"The Dictator" is a 2012 satirical comedy film directed by Larry Charles and starring Sacha Baron Cohen as Admiral General Aladeen, a fictional North African dictator. The film lampoons authoritarian regimes, Western politics, international diplomacy, and media spectacle through broad, provocative humor and barbed social commentary. It features a supporting cast that includes Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, and Jason Mantzoukas.