Story Line
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.
“Charming. Magnetic. Murderous.”
Top Cast
Forest Whitaker
Idi Amin
James McAvoy
Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
Simon McBurney
British Diplomat
Gillian Anderson
Sarah Merrit
Kerry Washington
Kay Amin
David Oyelowo
Dr. Thomas Junju
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Rating
7.4/ 10
Release Date
2006-09-27
Runtime
2h 3m
Genres
Drama
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User Reviews (3)
John Chard
8/10
•4/5/2019I 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 wh...
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4/10
•8/30/2022According 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.
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RalphRahal
7/10
•12/14/2024It’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 portr...