First look at Sacha Baron Cohen as The Dictator... new film is loosely based on novel by Saddam Hussein

If you thought Sacha Baron Cohen pushed the envelope with his past creations, think again and then look at him dressed for his new film.

This is the first image of the scabrous comedian, 39 , in a Saddam Hussein-inspired costume for his new project The Dictator.

And it leaves the disguises of characters like Ali G, Borat and Bruno - who tricked their quarry into hilarious folly - in the shade.

The film tells the story of a Hussein-like dictator who is secretly replaced by a lookalike goat herder and must rebuild his life in New York City.

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