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Jan 19, 2007 · The Last King of Scotland: Directed by Kevin Macdonald. With Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson. Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.
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The Last King of Scotland is a 2006 historical drama film directed by Kevin Macdonald from a screenplay by Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock. Based on Giles Foden's 1998 novel, its plot depicts the dictatorship of Ugandan President Idi Amin through the perspective of Nicholas Garrigan, a fictional Scottish doctor.
In 1970, Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy) graduates from medical school in Scotland. With dull prospects at home, he decides to seek adventure abroad by working at a Ugandan missionary clinic run by Dr. David Merrit (Adam Kotz) and his wife, Sarah (Gillian Anderson).
Sep 27, 2006 · Overview. 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. Kevin Macdonald.
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.
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In the 1970s, a Scottish doctor is accidentally appointed by Idi Amin, Uganda's new dictator at the time, as his personal doctor. Amin had previously trained with the British army and developed a preference for Scots. He regularly wore kilts and wanted to raise an army to make Scotland independent.