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The Last King of Scotland

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2006
2h 3m
English
Drama
Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.
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James McAvoy
Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
Simon McBurney
British Diplomat
Gillian Anderson
Sarah Merrit
David Oyelowo
Dr. Thomas Junju
Adam Kotz
Dr. David Merrit
Barbara Rafferty
Mrs. Garrigan
David Ashton
Dr. Garrigan - Senior
Stephen Rwangyezi
Jonah Wasswa
Dick Stockley
Times Journalist
Daniel Ssettaba
Kay Amin's Servant
Giles Foden
British Journalist 1
Andrew Williams
British Journalist 2
Martina Amati
Italian Journalist
Devon Diep
Nurse (uncredited)
Directed By: Kevin Macdonald
Written By: Peter Morgan (Screenplay), Giles Foden (Novel), + 1 more

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renanwelton says...
8 years ago
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[spoiler]A movie about a guy getting into some troubles because he doesn't know how to control his penis and the worst government security staff ever.[/spoiler] Forest Whitaker was awesome as Amin, though.
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Imme van Gorp says...
a month ago
The narrative of this film was truly told in such a perfect way; the tone is exceedingly whimsical and charming when Nicholas is being lulled into a false sense of security and happiness, but then, of course, we slowly start to see the cracks in that façade appear when Amin’s true nature comes out more and more. That development was executed perfectly and the required sense of suspense was achieved beautifully! P.S. For me, Doctor Junju was the true hero of this story and his sacrifice in the hope that Nicholas could somehow enact change for Uganda and its inhabitants really teared me up a bit
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TIBS2014 says...
2 months ago
Very good film, strung along at a great pace, setting aside what is or isn't factual it was great storytelling. That said, by far and away the massively stand-out thing is Baby Forest's superb performance, completely transformed from his more usual roles of being a really likeable guy, here he has such a great presence, absolutely owning the character. Arguably one of THE best performances in cinema, certainly one of my top 10.
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siggi963 says...
4 months ago
Excellent biopic about Idi Amin, dictator of Uganda, who was, to say the least, a very controversial figure. Excellent performances by Whitaker and McAvoy.
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dgw
7/10  6 years ago
Choosing to base the film around the experiences of a fictitious doctor did the film a disservice, I think. This is an important historical story to tell, and it's clear that many parties agreed from the production trivia. So why inject such a large note of "fakeness"?

I do have to gi More
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RalphRahal
a month ago
It’s a very intense film.

Forest Whitaker’s performance as Idi Amin is absolutely incredible—no surprise there since he’s one of my favorite actors. He completely commands every scene he’s in, and you can see why he won the Oscar for it. His portrayal is terrifying but also human, which More
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JPRetana
2 years ago
According to Wikiquote, a “British official” once said that Idi Amin needed “things explained in words of one letter.” It is one of The Last King of Scotland’s few flaws that it assumes we need things seen through the eyes of a white Westerner.

Sure, James McAvoy has some very good scen More
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John Chard
6 years ago
I am the father of Africa.

Based on Giles Foden's novel of the same name, this filmic version of a period of Idi Amin's presidency of Uganda is a class act - that is if you can accept it as a loose reworking of events in Amin's life? Thus those who filed in for a bona fide history lesson subseque More
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