The "Democracy Speech" as a satirical bridge between Eastern autocracy and Western policy.

"The Dictator" is a 2012 American political satire film written, directed, and produced by Sacha Baron Cohen. The film stars Baron Cohen as two main characters: Hafz Aladeen, a brutal and eccentric dictator from the fictional African nation of Turdina, and his lookalike, Ali G, a stoner and semi-fictitious character also portrayed by Baron Cohen.

An in-character interview featuring Aladeen being questioned by the legendary host.

Here is why this physical release belongs in your collection—or why it might get you banished to the Wadiyan desert.

Arriving in home media in 2012, this Blu-ray release was designed for the dedicated fan. Here are the key details:

If you found Borat too uncomfortable to watch, The Dictator is a safer bet because it’s fiction—you know everyone is in on the joke. It is a relentless barrage of one-liners ("Why are you guys so anti-dictators? Imagine if America was a dictatorship...") that serves as a perfect vessel for Baron Cohen’s chaotic energy.

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While the film satirizes the "strongman" archetype, critics argue it occasionally relies on Middle Eastern stereotypes and Islamophobia to generate laughs.

According to IMDb and Blu-ray.com , the technical specs for this release are: : 1080p High Definition; 2.40:1 aspect ratio.