Last King Of Scotland

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1. Last king of Scotland

2. INTRODUCCION
Presented by Rommy Weffer

3. Fast fact
Directed by : Kevin Macdonald
Writers: Jeremy Brock and Giles Fonden (novel)
(story) ... historian the early 1970s, Nicholas Garrigan, a young semi-
idealistic Scottish doctor, comes to Uganda to assist in a rural hospital.
Once there, he soon meets up with the new President, Idi Amin, who
promises a golden age for the African nation. Garrigan hits it off
immediately with the rabid Scotland fan, who soon offers him a senior
position in the national health department and becomes one of Amin's
closest advisers. However as the years pass, Garrigan cannot help but
notice Amin's increasingly erratic behavior that grows beyond a
legitimate fear of assassination into a murderous insanity that is driving
Uganda into bloody ruin. Realizing his dire situation with the lunatic
leader unwilling to let him go home, Garrigan must make some crucial
decisions that could mean his death if the despot finds out .

4. Fast fact
Rating: Rating: 7.9/10
Release date: 16 February 2007 (Venezuela)
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Genre: Art / Foreign, Drama
Awards: Won Oscar. Another 28 wins & 16 nominations
Also Known As: Charming. Magnetic. Murderous.
Runtime:
121 min / USA:123 min / Canada:121 min (Toronto
International Film Festival)

5. Fast fact
Country: UK
Language: English
Color: COLOR
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Certification:
Ireland:15A / Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) / Canada:18A
(British Columbia) / Norway:15 / Singapore:M18 / USA:R /
Netherlands:16 / Germany:16 / France:-12 / Switzerland:16
(canton of Geneva) / Finland:K-15 / Australia:MA /
New Zealand:R16 / Argentina:16 / South Africa:16 / UK:15
Filming Locations: UK Uganda

6. Plot outline ( plot summary)
In the early 1970s, Nicholas Garrigan, a young semi-idealistic
Scottish doctor, comes to Uganda to assist in a rural hospital.
Once there, he soon meets up with the new President, Idi Amin,
who promises a golden age for the African nation. Garrigan hits it
off immediately with the rabid Scotland fan, who soon offers him
a senior position in the national health department and becomes
one of Amin's closest advisers. However as the years pass,
Garrigan cannot help but notice Amin's increasingly erratic
behavior that grows beyond a legitimate fear of assassination
into a murderous insanity that is driving Uganda into bloody ruin.
Realizing his dire situation with the lunatic leader unwilling to let
him go home, Garrigan must make some crucial decisions that
could mean his death if the despot finds out.

7. Cast
Forest Whitaker... General Idi Amin Dada
James McAvoy... Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
Kerry Washington... Kay Amin
Gillian Anderson... Sarah Merrit
Simon McBurney... Nigel Stone
David Oyelowo... Dr. Thomas Junju
Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga... Masanga (as Abby Mukiibi)
Adam Kotz... Dr. David Merrit
Barbara Rafferty... Mrs. Garrigan
David Ashton... Dr. Garrigan (senior)
Giles Foden... British Journalist #1
Andy Williams... British Journalist #2
Martina Amati... Italian Journalist
Peter Salmon... White Businessman
Michael Wawuyo... Air Force Commander

8. Trivia
 It is the first Western production shot in Uganda since The African Queen in 1950.
The airplane shown at the very end taking the hijack victims to safety is an Antonov An-12BK.
The Last King of Scotland is a fictional account, but one which incorporates real events.
"The Last King of Scotland" is a moniker that Amin bestowed on himself.
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The Times journalist is played by Dr. Dick Stockley who is a British doctor who lives and works in Kampala, Uganda.
The film opened on general release in Uganda on February 23rd 2007.
In the first scene in the village, where Idi Amin does his speech one of the spectators can be seen wearing a boy
scout uniform with a Canadian flag on the chest.
The black Mercedes presidential limousine used in the film had actually been Amin's.
Idia Amin's full title is as follows "His Excellency President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin, VC, DSO,
MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Sea, and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in
General and Uganda in Particular

9. Memorable quotes
Nicholas Garrigan: Why are you doing this?
Djonjo: Frankly, I don't know. You deserve to die. But
dead, you can do nothing. Alive, you might just be able to
redeem yourself.
Nicholas Garrigan: I don't understand.
Djonjo: I am tired of hatred, Doctor Garrigan. This country
is drowning in it. We deserve better... Go home. Tell the
world the truth about Amin. They will believe you; you are
a white man.

10. Trailer

11. Review
I was very impressed by the movie “The last king of Scotland”.
The movie tells us the history of Uganda’s cruel dictator Idi Amin seen
through the eyes of a young naive Scottish doctor who becomes a close
advisor and personal physician of the despot more accidentally then
willingly.
The Movie is very tense and real, fiction and history is well blended and the
story and atmosphere are very authentic. The most impressive figure
and actor is Forest Whitaker. He earned himself an Oscar as best actor
embodying the dictator, his gestures and language make the person of
Idi Amin completely real, he couldn’t have done it better.
As a Venezuelan I was shocked by the way we as spectators witness the
way the Idi Amin gets madder with the time and how he gets drunk by
power.
He keeps talking about the people but he just cares about himself. It might
remind us of other militia men who got power and got corrupted.