The Last King of Scotland

Thomas on September 26th, 2006

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Directed by: Kevin Macdonald
Screenplay by: Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock
Based on the novel by: Giles Foden
Produced by: Andrea Calderwood, Lisa Bryer, Charles Steel
Executive Produced by: Tessa Ross, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich,
Cast: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Simon McBurney and Gillian Anderson

In an incredible twist of fate, a Scottish doctor (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.

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Anonymous | January 11th, 2007 14:54

he is a dick he is the reason my grandad aint alive he is the reason my family flee from uganda any who admires him they should be checked over

Anonymous | January 19th, 2007 23:13

I just watched the movie recently and I must say it was exceptional. I am an graduate student of international affairs and politics and it continues to amaze me that even within the circles of academia how few people know who Idi Amin was and the horrors that he committed. Thank you for creating such a amazing film about this topic.

- Tre

Anonymous | February 15th, 2007 19:00

I lived in Uganda during the early years of his coup and all turned into toal chaos and fear by 1971. My dad was at Makerere University in the Biology deopartment from 1966-1971. More than once I was in the same room (bar hotel, swimming pool, etc.) with drunken Idi, and he scared the living hell out of all of us. He cut lovely Uganda down into the ground further and further each year, and the only foreign folks that were providing much aid during those early years were the Danes and a few others. It is totally incredible that the rest of the world turned a blind eye on the crazy anticts of this spoiled, uneducated, evil lunatic that raped and murdered Uganda for so many decades. I have not yet been able to see the new movie, but have feared that he would be portrayed as being more "educated" or sophisticated than he actually was.

Anonymous | February 15th, 2007 19:09

You and many others may have no idea how corrupt Idi actually was and what incredible fear and death he installed on a formerly beautiful country that was moving forward in the modern world. In addition to all of the murders, even entire tibes for the most part, kicking out the Asians, wiping out 3/4 of the remaining elephants and other big game animals as poacherers went wild, his lack of medical concerns spawned raging aids and killed hundreds of thousands. All of the Ugandans that worked around us, including entire families, died of heterosexually-transmitted aids. The Idi Amin story is sadder than sad.

Anonymous | February 15th, 2007 19:11

AMEN!!

Anonymous | March 4th, 2007 03:40

I personally knew him, he was more worse than he was expressed in the film

Anonymous | March 6th, 2007 07:28

This was an incredible movie, it felt like i was watching a documentary Forrest is an amazing actor I give this movie FIVE STARS!!!

Anonymous | March 11th, 2007 22:22

forrest done his thing in that role, he straight took over and ran them off !!!!!!!!1

Anonymous | March 29th, 2007 14:33

It was one of the most thought provoking films I've seen in a long time. I live in Australia and was well aware of how mad and treachorous Amin was. It's the same today in Zimbabwe - and yet the world does nothing!

Anonymous | November 21st, 2007 10:19

Forest Whitaker was awesome in this movie! He looks a lot like Idi Amin. I am glad that he won the oscar! I was going to be disappointed if he didn't win! James McAvoy was good also!

Anonymous | May 25th, 2007 03:24

i will say one thing u must see that movie it deserve that

Anonymous | August 3rd, 2007 10:53

Forest did it again I really give him two thumbs up, he deserves that Oscar.he showed us his talent by potraying one of sick leaders who need no praise,It introduces the history in this present days,After watching the movie I was fool of resentments.....

Anonymous | April 6th, 2008 11:12

James McAvoy is so hot in this. Good movie!