

Dear Dictator
2018-03-16 · 90 min · ★ 5.5
When political turmoil forces a British-Caribbean dictator to flee his island nation, he seeks refuge and hides with a rebellious teenage girl in suburban America, and ends up teaching the young teen how to start a revolution and overthrow the "mean girls" in her high school.
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Production details
- Directors
- Joe Syracuse, Lisa Addario
- Production companies
- Cinedigm Entertainment, Hector Coup, Defiant Pictures, WYSJ Media, Aloe Entertainment, Digital Ignition Entertainment, Hindsight Films Ltd, Tunnel Post, Wicked Magic Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 6,700,000
Top Cast
Michael CaineGeneral Anton Vincent
Odeya RushTatiana Mills
Katie HolmesDarlene Mills
Seth GreenDr. Charles Seaver
Jason BiggsMr. Spines
Adrian VooNeighbor
Jackson BeardDenny
Yvette ParishJaxi
Jacob GrodnikTeddy
Rosemberg SalgadoColonel
John Michael WeatherlyMegaphone Police Officer
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