Last King of Scotland, The

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(drama, history, thriller)

In the early 1970s, Nicholas Garrigan, a young semi-idealistic Scottish doctor, comes to Uganda to assist in a rural hospital. Once there, he soon meets up with the new President, Idi Amin, who promises a golden age for the African nation. Garrigan hits it off immediately with the rabid Scotland fan, who soon offers him a senior position in the national health department and becomes one of Amin's closest advisers. However as the years pass, Garrigan cannot help but notice Amin's increasingly erratic behavior that grows beyond a legitimate fear of assassination into a murderous insanity that is driving Uganda into bloody ruin. Realizing his dire situation with the lunatic leader unwilling to let him go home, Garrigan must make some crucial decisions that could mean his death if the despot finds out..

actors:

Forest Whitaker	as General Idi Amin Dada
James McAvoy	as Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
Kerry Washington	as Kay Amin
Gillian Anderson	as Sarah Merrit
Simon McBurney	as Nigel Stone
David Oyelowo	as Dr. Thomas Junju
Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga	as Masanga
Adam Kotz	as Dr. David Merrit
Barbara Rafferty	as Mrs. Garrigan
David Ashton	as Dr. Garrigan
Giles Foden	as British Journalist #1
Andy Williams	as British Journalist #2
Martina Amati	as Italian Journalist
Peter Salmon	as White Businessman
Michael Wawuyo	as Air Force Commander

directors:
Kevin Macdonald
rating:7.80

See also: Drama: Stateside

See also: Forest Whitaker in Phone Booth

See also Drama Aviator, The