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The Last King of Scotland

  • 20062006
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  • 2h 3m
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Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
189K
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4,115
172
    • Kevin Macdonald
  • Writers
    • Peter Morgan(screenplay)
    • Jeremy Brock(screenplay)
    • Giles Foden(novel)
  • Stars
    • James McAvoy
    • Forest Whitaker
    • Gillian Anderson
    • Kevin Macdonald
  • Writers
    • Peter Morgan(screenplay)
    • Jeremy Brock(screenplay)
    • Giles Foden(novel)
  • Stars
    • James McAvoy
    • Forest Whitaker
    • Gillian Anderson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 396User reviews
    • 238Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
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    • Won 1 Oscar

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    James McAvoy
    James McAvoy
    • Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
    Forest Whitaker
    Forest Whitaker
    • Idi Amin
    Gillian Anderson
    Gillian Anderson
    • Sarah Merrit
    Kerry Washington
    Kerry Washington
    • Kay Amin
    Simon McBurney
    Simon McBurney
    • Stone
    David Oyelowo
    David Oyelowo
    • Dr. Junju
    Stephen Rwangyezi
    • Jonah Wasswa
    Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga
    • Masanga
    • (as Abby Mukiibi)
    Adam Kotz
    Adam Kotz
    • Dr. Merrit
    Sam Okelo
    • Bonny
    Sarah Nagayi
    • Tolu
    Chris Wilson
    • Perkins
    Dick Stockley
    • Times Journalist
    • (as Dr. Dick Stockley)
    Barbara Rafferty
    • Mrs. Garrigan
    David Ashton
    • Dr. Garrigan - Senior
    Daniel Ssettaba
    • Kay Amin's Servant
    Apollo Okwenje Omamo
    • Mackenzie Amin
    Louis Asea
    • Campbell Amin
      • Kevin Macdonald
    • Writers
      • Peter Morgan(screenplay)
      • Jeremy Brock(screenplay)
      • Giles Foden(novel)
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    • Trivia
      On the DVD director's commentary, Kevin Macdonald states that during filming of Idi Amin's visit to the village near the mission, many of the local extras thought it was the real Idi Amin on stage giving speeches.
    • Goofs
      Most shots of Entebbe Airport include a long line of African flags running alongside the terminal, between it and the runway. The line includes the flag of the rebel Republic of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), which neither Uganda, nor any other country, recognized.
    • Quotes

      Idi Amin: You are British?

      Nicholas Garrigan: Scottish. I am Scottish.

      Idi Amin: Scottish? Ha! Ha! Why didn't you say so?... Great soldiers. Very brave. And good people. Completely. Let me tell you, if I could be anything instead of a Ugandan, I would be a Scot.

      Nicholas Garrigan: Right... Really?

      Idi Amin: He. Except for the red hair, which I'm sure is attractive to your women, but which we Africans, we find is quite disgusting.

    • Connections
      Edited from General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait (1974)
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      Performed by Percussion Discussion Afrika

      Written by Mike Musoke and Herman Sewanyana

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    9/10
    Great Acting! and Gillian Anderson!
    I like movies based on real people in history. Because of the Oscar buzz surrounding Forest Whitaker now, I knew this movie is about Idi Amin. This is of course a familiar name in my childhood (asked in General Information contests), but I don't really know much about him, except that he was a dictator.

    This film has a documentary feel to it. It is really very realistic, even if upon reading background info that the Dr. Garrigan character is fictional. Even though granted that the Idi Amin regime was compressed into a coherent Hollywood storyline, it does not feel contrived. The final sequence of events at the Entebbe Airport was very suspenseful indeed.

    Idi Amin was not really the lead character in this movie. It is actually Dr. Nicholas Garrigan. Being a physician, I could not help but be able to identify with his situation and dilemmas. Would you accept to be the personal physician of a country's president upon his personal request? It seems to be an offer and career opportunity you could not refuse.

    There is sex and violence in this movie. I could not agree though with Dr. Garrigan's rashness regarding his love affairs, particularly his morals of hooking up with wives of his supposed friends. But considering that this movie is set in the 1970s, that was a totally different world pre-HIV. The violence, what can I say? After watching one violent film after the other, you get sort of anesthetized already. That said, the scene with hooks at the airport was still something else! The acting is very good. Forest Whitaker has channeled the Idi Amin persona very effectively. I could feel the scary and suffocating craziness whenever he is on screen. There's something about this performance being based on a real character though. I think it would be harder to essay a totally fictional character since you have to create this new character from scratch. And I feel James McAvoy (who was actually Mr. Tumnus in "Narnia"!) did so very well as Dr. Garrigan. You dislike him, yet you can empathize the stickiness of his situation.

    Before I end this review, I have to mention that I was very happy to see the luminous Ms. Gillian Anderson again. I totally did not know she was in this film and it was a welcome surprise. She handled her few scenes as the wife of a volunteer doctor very well indeed. I hope she gets meatier movie roles in the future.
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    • Release date
      • January 19, 2007 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • Fox Searchlight
      • English
      • French
      • German
      • Swahili
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      • Kampala, Uganda
    • Production companies
      • Searchlight Pictures
      • DNA Films
      • FilmFour
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    • 2 hours 3 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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