"Dictator Star": Swedish actor Faris Faris was "removed of the male god filter" in his acting

2026/09/29 08:40

[Reporter Zhong Zhijun/Comprehensive Report] Swedish actor Fares Fares was tall and handsome in the political thriller "Dictator Star", but the director mercilessly "removed the male god filter" in the film.

Faris Faris (left) is a "lifetime member of the Soft Dick Club" after being choked for flirting with a girl. (Provided by Haipeng)

He plays the role of the Egyptian superstar George Fami. On the screen, he is suave and surrounded by beautiful women. But in private, he hides secrets about men that cannot be told. He even secretly went to the pharmacy to buy Viagra, but was recognized by his boss on the spot. Faced with an embarrassing situation, he bravely came up with an excuse: "I bought it for a friend." In one second, he changed from a big star to a guilty man, which became one of the most hilarious contrasts in the film.

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George originally relied on his celebrity charm and enjoyed sensuality, but he didn't expect that his young girlfriend had already seen through his bluff. In the end, she just confronted him and gave him the title of "Lifetime Member of the Soft Dick Club". Not only did this sentence instantly shatter his dignity as a big star, it also became the most memorable venomous line in the movie.

Faris Faris (right) won the "Swedish Oscar" for Best Actor twice, both times with the famous Cannes director Talik Saleh. (Provided by Haipeng)

The reason why this scene is so funny is that it echoes the irony at the core of the entire film. George lives by his screen image. He seems to be loved and admired by everyone, but in fact, everything from his career to his private life is full of packaging. When he was forced to take on the role of Egypt's dictatorial President Sisi, and even gradually blurred the line between "actor" and "political propaganda tool", the audience discovered that his best thing is not acting, but maintaining a seemingly perfect illusion.

Director Tariq Saleh chose Faris, who is 186 centimeters tall and is regarded as the representative of European masculinity, to play this role, which makes "a handsome guy being backlashed by his own personality" particularly ironic.

However, Faris himself is not afraid of ruining his image at all. He once won the Golden Bug Award for Best Actor in Sweden for "Hilton on the Nile", and this time he was crowned emperor for the second time with "Superstar". His acting skills switched from arrogance and narcissism to fear, submission and compromise. The director even publicly praised him as "one of the greatest actors in the world"; "Superstar" will be released in Taiwan on October 8.

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