2012. Sacha Baron Cohen is unbelievably good as he says the truth as it is and makes us laugh at the absurdity of it all. He plays a dictator Aladeen who rules this kingdom Wadiya and as dictators do he generally does as he pleases - bumping people off, making all kinds of orders and demands - but not having love in his life. Unknown to him his Prime Minister is planning to eliminate him and take over the oil rich kingdom.
There is a furore in the UN about the atrocities in Wadiya and calls to make him speak at the UN. He goes, but in the process he gets switched by the PM and captured. But Alladeen survives the attempt on his life and finds himself rescued by an activist with whom he falls in love. How Aladeen's change of heart reveals that he finds out he is a nice guy underneath and changes the constitution of Wadiya so it becomes a democracy - where he wins the election by a huge majority thanks to guns and tanks. He also marries his activist girl friend who reveals she is a Jew. Aladeen, true to his nature, orders her assassination, but we all know what happens to people who are ordered to be assassinated - they land up in New York!
Fabulous. This guy is a genius. Also saw that the music for the film seems to be composed by his brother. One hell of a family.
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