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.
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Cast
34 people
Michael Caine
General Anton Vincent
Known for
Interstellar
Batman Begins
Natalie Pero
Daya
Odeya Rush
Tatiana Mills
Known for
Goosebumps
Lady Bird
Katie Holmes
Darlene Mills
Known for
Batman Begins
Brahms: The Boy II
Seth Green
Dr. Charles Seaver
Known for
Family Guy
It
Jason Biggs
Mr. Spines
Known for
American Pie
Orange Is the New Black
Adrian Voo
Neighbor
Known for
Amateur Night
Little Bitches
Jackson Beard
Denny
Also in
Read Between the Lines
Just Friends
Fish Myrr
Sarvia
Also in
The Rotisserie Man
Jordyn Cavros
Gigi
Also in
The Divorce Party
Brief Candle
Hannah Joy Brown
Chivas
No other roles listed
Yvette Parish
Jaxi
Known for
River Runs Red
Lisa Addario Director · Joe Syracuse Director Sebastián Kauderer Composer
Budget $6.7M · United States release March 16, 2018 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$6,700,000
Production
Cinedigm Entertainment
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Hector Coup
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Defiant Pictures
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WYSJ Media
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Aloe Entertainment
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Digital Ignition Entertainment
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Hindsight Films Ltd
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Tunnel Post
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Wicked Magic Productions
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Universal Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 22, 2017
Premiere · Nantucket Film Festival
United States · March 16, 2018
Theatrical
Australia
December 19, 2018 · Physical
Canada
March 16, 2018 · Physical
France
July 3, 2018 · Physical · DVD
August 1, 2018 · Digital · VOD
Germany
January 24, 2019 · Physical
Russia
March 29, 2018 · Theatrical
Spain
March 16, 2018 · Theatrical
Ukraine
March 22, 2018 · Theatrical
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