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The Last King of Scotland had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on 1 September 2006, and was released in the United Kingdom on 12 January 2007, and in Germany on 15 March 2007, by Fox Searchlight Pictures. The film received positive reviews and grossed $48.4 million on a $6 million budget.
OCLC. 40981851. The Last King of Scotland is a novel by journalist Giles Foden, published by Faber and Faber in 1998. Focusing on the rise of Ugandan President Idi Amin and his reign as dictator from 1971 to 1979, the novel, which interweaves fiction and historical fact, is written as the memoir of a fictional Scottish doctor in Amin's employ.
- Giles Foden
- 1998
List of Scottish monarchs. The monarch of Scotland was the head of state of the Kingdom of Scotland. According to tradition, Kenneth I MacAlpin ( Cináed mac Ailpín) was the founder and first King of the Kingdom of Scotland (although he never held the title historically, being King of the Picts instead). [a]
Modern English Name (modern Gaelic Name) ...EpithetTitleDynastic StatusKenneth I MacAlpin [2] (Coinneach mac ...An Ferbasach, "The Conqueror" [4]Rex Pictorum ("King of the Picts")son of Alpin, king of Dál RiataConstantine I [6] (Còiseam mac Choinnich) ...An Finn-Shoichleach, "The Wine-Bountiful" ...Rex Pictorum ("King of the Picts")Son of Kenneth IGiric [9] (Griogair mac Dhunghail) (Giric ...Mac Rath, "Son of Fortune" [10]Rex Pictorum ("King of the Picts")Son of Donald I?Donald II [11] (Dòmhnall mac Chòiseim) ...Dásachtach, "the Madman" [12]Rí Alban ("King of Scotland") Rì nan ...Son of Constantine IJan 19, 2007 · The Last King of Scotland: Directed by Kevin Macdonald. With Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson. Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.
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- Kevin Macdonald
- 2007-01-19
May 27, 2020 · But in his kaleidoscope of colorful labels, the one that stands out the most is "uncrowned King of Scotland," which Amin officially adopted in 1976.He played Scottish music for visiting dignitaries, offered to liberate Scotland from British rule, and wore a kilt to a Saudi royal funeral.
Synopsis. In 1970, Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy) graduates from medical school in Scotland. With dull prospects at home, he decides to seek adventure abroad by working at a Ugandan missionary clinic run by Dr. David Merrit (Adam Kotz) and his wife, Sarah (Gillian Anderson). Garrigan becomes attracted to Sarah, who enjoys the attention but ...
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Feb 2, 2007. Neither overly political nor overly intellectual, The Last King of Scotland is a powerful, accessible biopic of one of history’s recent madmen. Rated: 3.5/4 • Mar 8, 2024. Bigger ...
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