Uncut, an Index on Censorship blog, says that Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator has been withdrawn from a cinema in Baku, the capital of oil-rich Azerbaijan, for ‘technical reasons.’ The blog draws comparisons between the lifestyle and rule of the fictional Admiral General Aladeen and Azerbaijan's president, Ilham Aliyev [1].
Azerbaijan: Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator Withdrawn
· Written by Onnik Krikorian
Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Azerbaijan, Arts & Culture, Film, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Humor, Politics