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Dear Dictator

She thought she was a rebel... Until she met a real one

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.

1h 30m2018NRTMDb 5.5

Comedy

English

Crew and Cast

Joe SyracuseDirector
Lisa AddarioDirectorMichael CaineMichael CaineGeneral Anton VincentOdeya RushOdeya RushTatiana MillsKatie HolmesKatie HolmesDarlene MillsSeth GreenSeth GreenDr. Charles SeaverJason BiggsJason BiggsMr. SpinesAdrian VooAdrian VooNeighborJackson BeardJackson BeardDenny
Fish MyrrSarvia
Jordyn CavrosGigi
Hannah Joy BrownChivasYvette ParishYvette ParishJaxiJacob GrodnikJacob GrodnikTeddy
Jay WillickDet. DiggsRosemberg SalgadoRosemberg SalgadoColonel
Dana Joyce SchillerDetective SpanoJohn Michael WeatherlyJohn Michael WeatherlyMegaphone Police OfficerNatalie ShaheenNatalie ShaheenDaya
Jeremy SykesMall Patron · Student
John CrosbyNewscaster
Arriebelle KinneyScared student
Sarah Morgan ThompsonStudent
Belle Eseoghene OmabeleGirl with Glasses
Evan KellyReporter
Glenn D. BridgesVice PrincipalDebra PhillipsDebra PhillipsPrincipal Harridan
Anthony BryantDetectiveNorio NishimuraNorio NishimuraManuel
Alexander KovenskyChubby KidMichael David BaldwinMichael David BaldwinSecurity Guard
Philip TrossarelloStudent

Storyline

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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Info

Status
Released
Released
16 March 2018
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
5.5 / 10 (166 votes)

Production

Director
Joe Syracuse, Lisa Addario
Writers
Lisa Addario, Joe Syracuse
Studios
Cinedigm Entertainment, Hector Coup, Defiant Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$6.7M

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English