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The
Last King of Scotland,
2006, 121 minutes, Rated R
By Marona Lowe
Set
in the 1970’s and based on a novel by Giles Foden, The Last King of
Scotland is a fictional account of Dr. Nicholas Garrigan’s
relationship with Ugandan President Idi Amin. Nevertheless, the film
is peppered with actual events that occurred during Amin’s regime. MORE >>>
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© 2006 Fox Searchlight Pictures
Forest Whitaker, Gillian Anderson and James McAvoy in The Last
King of Scotland
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Dr.
Garrigan, numb at the prospect of joining the family business,
leaves the safe confines of his Scottish home and joins the ranks of
medical officers overseas. For sure, the young doc wants to do
whatever he can to help and make a difference in Uganda, but he also
wants a bit of fun and frolic with a little adventure thrown in for
extra measure.
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As fate would have it, Garrigan’s adventures begin
rather abruptly on a roadside stop to treat President Amin. The
young Scotsman quickly bonds with the mercurial Amin. Subsequently,
the dictator whisks Nick from his humble medical apprenticeship in a
Ugandan village to the capital city as the President’s personal
physician.
Before long, the self-assured physician is
practicing more than medicine as Amin encourages his new protégé to
involve himself in the affairs of state and revel in the high-life
of the President’s court. Alas, choosing to blend his professional
and personal roles lands Garrigan in too deep with no way out.
Although a character with no basis in Ugandan
history, Garrigan is nevertheless a metaphor for the naïveté of many
who blindly believe that change is good and even militaristic
leaders must be given a chance to succeed or fail on its own merits.
But without a healthy dose of skepticism, such innocents can wind up
mere lambs to be slaughtered by those playing for keeps.
The film features fine performances by its entire
ensemble, but Forest Whitaker is eerily magnificent as the mythical
Idi Amin. Whitaker wonderfully brings the Uganda dictator to life
with all his contradictions of humor, charisma, debauchery and
malevolence.
M
April 2007
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Genre(s) |
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Foreign, Drama, Politics, Thriller
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Writer(s) |
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Jeremy Brock and Peter
Morgan (screenplay); Giles Foden (novel)
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Lisa Bryer |
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Producer |
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Andrea Calderwood |
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Producer |
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Andrew Macdonald |
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Executive Producer |
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Allon Reich |
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Executive Producer |
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Tessa Ross |
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Executive Producer |
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Christine Ruppert |
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Producer |
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Charles Steel |
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Producer |
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Forest Whitaker |
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General Idi Amin Dada |
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James
McAvoy |
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Dr. Nicholas Garrigan |
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Kerry Washington |
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Kay Amin |
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Gillian Anderson |
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Sarah Merrit |
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Simon McBurney |
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Nigel Stone |
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David
Oyelowo |
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Dr. Thomas Junju |
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Anthony Dod Mantle |
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Cinematographer |
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Justine Wright |
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Editor(s) |
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Alex
Heffes |
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Music |
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Jina Jay |
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Casting |
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Michael O'Connor |
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Costume
Design |
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Distributor |
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Fox Searchlight Pictures
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Release
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USA |
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September 27,
2006 (limited) |
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DVD
Extras |
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Commentary by director
Kevin Macdonald
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Deleted scenes with
optional commentary by Kevin Macdonald
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Documentary: Capturing
Idi Amin
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Forest Whitaker
Featurette
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Fox Movie Channel
Presents: Casting Session- The Last King of Scotland
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Theatrical Trailer
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International Trailer
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