How to Feed a Dictator

Weaves together the stories of five chefs who once cooked for brutal strongmen - Saddam Hussein, Idi Amin, Pol Pot, Pinochet, and Kim Jong-il. Because of poverty, necessity, fear, or choice, they found themselves serving dictators, navigating fear, loyalty, and complicity in kitchens where, in some cases, the wrong dish could mean death. Blending personal testimony, archival material, and atmospheric imagery, the film explores the moral compromises of those trapped in history's shadows.

How to Feed a Dictator is a 2026 documentary movie directed by Andrew Neel, starring Chum Mey, Coco Pacheco, Charles Otonde Odera. It runs 1h 35m.