I lived in Uganda both at the beginning and at the end of Amin's "reign." He was placed in power by the British who thought they had a puppet who would do their bidding. Amin was a Kakwa, a small tribe in the North, he was illiterate and belonged to the Moslem minority from that region. The movie faithfully describes some of the events that took place during his dictatorship. Unfortunately, very few people know that the rulers who followed him were much worse. I'm talking about the various rogues such as Binaisa, Paulo Mwanga and, of course, the real criminal of Uganda politics, Milton Obote. It's too bad that these characters weren't colorful enough to rate a movie of their own. The movie also shows the beauty of Uganda and the goodness of common people which is beyond description.
Good job!
Joseph Bragotti
I lived in Uganda both at the beginning and at the end of Amin's "reign." He was placed in power by the British who thought they had a puppet who would do their bidding. Amin was a Kakwa, a small tribe in the North, he was illiterate and belonged to the Moslem minority from that region. The movie faithfully describes some of the events that took place during his dictatorship. Unfortunately, very few people know that the rulers who followed him were much worse. I'm talking about the various rogues such as Binaisa, Paulo Mwanga and, of course, the real criminal of Uganda politics, Milton Obote. It's too bad that these characters weren't colorful enough to rate a movie of their own. The movie also shows the beauty of Uganda and the goodness of common people which is beyond description.
Good job!
Joseph Bragotti