The Last King of Scotland
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2006
2h 3m
R
English
Drama
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The Last King of Scotland
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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Cast
Idi Amin
Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
British Diplomat
Sarah Merrit
Kay Amin
Dr. Thomas Junju
Masanga
Dr. David Merrit
Mrs. Garrigan
Dr. Garrigan - Senior
Tolu
Jonah Wasswa
Bonny
Times Journalist
Perkins
Kay Amin's Servant
British Journalist 1
British Journalist 2
Italian Journalist
Nurse (uncredited)
Directed By: Kevin Macdonald
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dgw
/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"?
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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
Sure, James McAvoy has some very good scen More
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
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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