The Last King of Scotland (2006)

Name: The Last King of Scotland
Released: 2006
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Simon McBurney, Gillian Anderson, Kerry Washington

• Movies, Drama

• 123 min

7.4

Charming. Magnetic. Murderous.

Directed by: Kevin Macdonald
Casting: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Simon McBurney, Gillian Anderson, Kerry Washington, David Oyelowo, Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga, Adam Kotz, Barbara Rafferty, David Ashton, Sarah Nagayi, Stephen Rwangyezi, Sam Okelo, Dick Stockley, Chris Wilson, Daniel Ssettaba, Giles Foden, Andrew Williams, Martina Amati, Devon Diep
Countries: United States of America, United Kingdom
Premiere: 2006-01-12
Status: Released

Tags: diplomat, luxury, naivety, based on novel or book, general, kidnapping, dictator, africa, mass murder, 1970s, affectation, charisma, polygamy, uganda, dictatorship, historical fiction, doctor, angry, zealous, idi amin, scottish, kampala, absurd, admiring, adoring, ambiguous, ambivalent, amused, sympathetic, vibrant

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.