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- The Last King Of Scotland will no doubt be picking up an armful of gongs come award season, and rightly so; it's not only lovingly shot and acted, but it evolves into one of the best thrillers of recent memory too.
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Brutal look at the consequences of absolute power. No kids. Read Common Sense Media's The Last King of Scotland review, age rating, and parents guide.
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While in Uganda on a medical mission, Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy) becomes the personal physician and close confidante of dictator Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker).
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- Kevin Macdonald
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- Forest Whitaker
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.
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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- Biography, Drama, History
- Kevin Macdonald
- 2007-01-19
Gripping, brutal and powerful, 'The Last King of Scotland' is a brilliant dramatic depiction of the life of megalomaniac Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin, perfectly portrayed by Forest Whitaker in his Oscar-winning performance as one of the greatest casting against type roles seen in film.
Sep 27, 2006 · “The Last King of Scotland” is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). There is brutal violence from start to finish, including a scene of very graphic, believable ...
Whitaker's chilling, charismatic take on Uganda's General Idi Amin in The Last King Of Scotland stands up there with the great depictions of unhinged dictators like Antony Hopkins' Hitler in...