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The Last King of Scotland

“Charming. Magnetic. Murderous.”

2006 · 2 h 3 min
Directed by Kevin Macdonald · UK · Documentary and Essay Film
BiographyDramaHistory

Cast

James McAvoy Forest Whitaker Gillian Anderson Kerry Washington Simon McBurney David Oyelowo

Credits

Written by: Peter Morgan

Plot

A young Scottish doctor becomes the personal physician of Uganda's dictator Idi Amin and realises what kind of man he serves.

Sinekatalog’s take

Forest Whitaker's riveting, charming and terrifying Idi Amin carries a well-made political drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (207,634 votes)
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