| Description |
1 videodisc (123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; region 1; widescreen presentation. |
| Note |
Closed-captioned; dialogue in English (5.1 Dolby Surround) or Spanish (Dolby Surround) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish. |
| Cast |
Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Simon McBurney. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Anthony Dod Mantle ; editor, Justine Wright ; music, Alex Heffes ; costume designer, Michael O'Connor ; production designer, Michael Carlin ; special effects supervisor, Sebastian Bulst ; visual effects supervisors, John Lockwood, Steve Street. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Giles Foden. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for some strong violence and gruesome images, sexual content and language. |
| Summary |
Chronicles Idi Amin's rise and fall. Amin's despotic reign of terror is viewed through the eyes of Nicholas Garrigan, a Scottish doctor who arrives in Uganda in the early 1970s to serve as Amin's personal physician. His perspective as an outsider causes him to be initially impressed by Amin's calculated rise to power and he grows increasingly monstrous. A pointed examination of how independent Uganda (a British colony until 1962) became a breeding ground for Amin's genocidal tyranny. Amin is both seductive and horribly destructive. Garrigan grows increasingly prone to exploitation. |
| Awards |
Golden Globes (USA), 2007: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Pictures - Drama (Forest Whitaker) |
| Subject |
Amin, Idi, 1925-2003 -- Drama.
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Dictators -- Uganda -- Drama.
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Uganda -- Politics and government -- 1971-1979 -- Drama.
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Physician and patient -- Uganda -- Drama.
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Genocide -- Uganda -- Drama.
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Despotism -- Uganda -- Drama.
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Uganda -- History -- Drama.
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Uganda -- Politics and government -- Drama.
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Uganda -- Drama.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
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Biographical films.
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Historical films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Thriller -- Feature.
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Biographical -- Feature.
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Historical -- Feature.
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Feature films.
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Suspense films.
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Biographical films.
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Historical films.
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| Added Author |
Whitaker, Forest. Actor.
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McAvoy, James, 1979- Actor.
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Washington, Kerry, 1977- Actor.
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Anderson, Gillian, 1968- Actor.
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McBurney, Simon. Actor.
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Bryer, Lisa. Producer.
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Calderwood, Andrea. Producer.
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Steel, Charles. Producer.
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Morgan, Peter, 1963- Author of screenplay.
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Brock, Jeremy, 1959- Author of screenplay.
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Macdonald, Kevin, 1967- Director.
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Foden, Giles, 1967-
Last king of Scotland.
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Fox Searchlight Pictures.
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DNA Films.
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FilmFour (Firm)
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UK Film Council.
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Scottish Screen (Organization)
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Cowboy Films.
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Slate Films.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Ltd.
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| Standard No. |
024543407249 : $29.99 |
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024543407201 |
| Music # |
2240720 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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