How to feed a dictator
In an often chilling new documentary, the chefs of brutal leaders from Idi Amin to Saddam Hussein, talk about their unusual lives behind the scenes
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A still from How to Feed a Dictator Photograph: Tribeca Film FestivalView image in fullscreenA still from How to Feed a Dictator Photograph: Tribeca Film FestivalDocumentary films‘A man of great appetites’: what’s it like to be a dictator’s personal chef?In an often chilling new documentary, the chefs of brutal leaders from Idi Amin to Saddam Hussein, talk about their unusual lives behind the scenesAndrew LawrenceTue 9 Jun 2026 06.00 EDTLast modified on Mon 15 Jun 2026 05.45 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleKim Jong-il loved pepperoni pizza. Saddam Hussein couldn’t resist a fish barbecue. Idi Amin reportedly had the capacity for an entire roasted goat. The menus may have differed, but the appetite was the same.
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