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Dominican Rep. The Last King of Scotland
- Original title
- The Last King of Scotland
- Year
- 2006
- Running time
- 123 min.
- Country
United Kingdom- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Forest Whitaker
James McAvoy
Kerry Washington
Gillian Anderson- Adam Kotz
Simon McBurney
David Oyelowo- Sarah Nagayi
- Cleopatra Koheirwe
- Sam Okelo
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production United Kingdom-United States;
- Genre
- Drama | Africa. Politics. Based on a true story. 1970s
- Synopsis
- In an incredible twist of fate, Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy) on a Ugandan medical mission becomes irreversibly entangled with one of the world's most barbaric figures: Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker). Impressed by Dr. Garrigan's brazen attitude in a moment of crisis, the newly self-appointed Ugandan President Amin hand picks him as his personal physician and closest confidante. Though Garrigan is at first flattered and fascinated by his new position, he soon awakens to Amin's savagery - and his own complicity in it. Horror and betrayal ensue as Garrigan tries to right his wrongs and escape Uganda alive.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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2006: Academy Awards: Best Actor (Forest Whitaker)2006: Golden Globe: Best Actor Drama (Forest Whitaker)2006: 3 BAFTA Awards: Best British Film, Actor, Adapted Screenplay. 5 Nominations2006: National Board of Review: Best Actor2006: Film Critics Circle of New York: Best Actor (Forest Whitaker)2006: Critics' Choice Awards: Best Actor
- Critics' reviews
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"A thunderous performance by Forest Whitaker as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin informs and ignites The Last King of Scotland so far beyond its limitations as both a biopic and a political thriller that he becomes the movie itself"
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"The film as a whole measures up to Forest Whitaker's performance...one of the great performances of modern movie history"
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"Macdonald has a fetching feel for the continent, and the movie has a powerful sense of what Africa looks and feels like; you can almost smell it"
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"A spellbinding safari into the mind of His Excellency the madman"
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 31 My Top 10 Movies from 2006 (115)
- 73 My Favorite Biopics/Biographical Movies (31)
- 97 My Favorite British & Irish Movies (27)
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