The heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.The heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.The heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
John C. Reilly
- Clayton
- (uncredited)
Nazanin Homa
- Virgin Guard
- (as Naz Homa)
Dawn Jackson
- Virgin Guard
- (as Dawn Zimniak)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe mock-Arabic language that Aladeen (Sacha Baron Cohen) and Nadal (Jason Mantzoukas) speak on the helicopter tour is actually Hebrew.
- GoofsAt 09:40 (After leaving the nuclear research campsite), A Waving Spanish Flag can be found on the top of the palace instead of Wadiyan Flag.
- Quotes
General Aladeen: [to his pregnant wife] Are you having a boy or an abortion?
- Crazy creditsIn loving memory of Kim Jong-il
- Alternate versionsUnrated version - 99mins
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.126 (2012)
- SoundtracksWala Ala Baloh
Written by Khaled Ezz, Mohamed Refahy & Mohamed Rahem
Performed by Amr Diab (as Amir Diab)
Courtesy of EMI Music Arabia
Under License from EMI Film & Television Music
Featured review
As my title, suggests, there is no bad movie starring Sacha Baron Cohen. This is simply brilliant in comedy, story and dark humour. It's an example of the perfect comedy formula: story, iconic characters, funny moments and a little bit of dark humour (in this case A LOT!!), if you're a fan of the dark stuff.....watch this!!
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Finchley's Dream
- Filming locations
- Plaza de España, Seville, Andalucía, Spain(Palace of Wadiya exterior scenes)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $65,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $59,650,222
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $17,435,092
- May 20, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $179,379,533
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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