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Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release Date: Sep 27, 2006
Running Time: 121 mins.
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
Country Of Origin: Germany
synopsis
In an incredible twist of fate, a Scottish doctor on a Ugandan medical mission becomes irreversibly entangled with one of the world's most barbaric figures: Idi Amin. Impressed by Dr. Garrigan's brazen attitude in a moment of crisis, the newly self-appointed Ugandan President Amin hand picks him as his personal physician and closest confidante. Though Garrigan is at first flattered and fascinated by his new position, he soon awakens to Amin's savagery - and his own complicity in it. Horror and betrayal ensue as Garrigan tries to right his wrongs and escape Uganda alive.
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Idi Amin
Nicholas Garrigan
Kay Amin
Sarah Merrit
Stone
Dr Junju
Jonah Wasswa
Masanga
Dr Merrit
Bonny
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Co Producer for Slate North
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reviews
PETER TRAVERS -
September 28, 2006
Powerful. Thundering. Colossal -- puny words to describe Forest Whitaker's king-size, Oscar-ready performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. There is pow to spare in this first feature -- and a lively one -- from documentarian Kevin Macdonald (Touching the Void). Whitaker brims with charm and outrageous humor, making Amin's emerging savagery scary as hell. Based on the novel by Giles Foden, the film views Amin through a fictional character, the young Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan (gifted…
A volcanic, career-defining performance from Forest Whitaker absolutely hijacks The Last King of Scotland and the Oscar race. He also rescues the movie from its disappointing--albeit powerful--mediocrity. Story Idi Amin was the ruthless dictator of the African nation of Uganda throughout much of the 1970s. He was ultimately blamed for thousands upon thousands of deaths (some estimates place the death toll in the hundreds of thousands) during his tenure. The Last King of Scotland is a… |
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