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About a Hussein-like dictator who gets secretly replaced by a lookalike goat herder and now must find new meaning in a life in New York City, the film is inspired by "Zabibah and the King," a book about a benevolent dictator that was revealed to be written by Hussein himself
The book itself is about a benevolent, beloved king who falls in love with a beautiful, victimized girl who was raped by her cruel husband. Believe it or not, it's a subtle allegory for Iraq and the United States -- the king (based, obviously, on Saddam) is the peaceful Iraq, while the cruel, rapist husband is the Gulf War-waging United States.
The book itself is about a benevolent, beloved king who falls in love with a beautiful, victimized girl who was raped by her cruel husband. Believe it or not, it's a subtle allegory for Iraq and the United States -- the king (based, obviously, on Saddam) is the peaceful Iraq, while the cruel, rapist husband is the Gulf War-waging United States.
The dictator will be played by Sacha Baron Cohen, which is decidedly less awesome, but it's an interesting project anyway. I would have preferred it as a more serious movie.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/09/sacha-baron-cohen-the-dictator-photo_n_873788.html
Edited, Jun 9th 2011 5:26pm by nonwto