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  1. The Last King of Scotland is a 2006 historical drama film directed by Kevin Macdonald from a screenplay by Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock. Based on Giles Foden's 1998 novel, its plot depicts the dictatorship of Ugandan President Idi Amin through the perspective of Nicholas Garrigan, a fictional Scottish doctor.

  2. 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
  3. Mary Queen of Scots is a 2018 historical drama film directed by Josie Rourke (in her feature directorial debut) and with a screenplay by Beau Willimon based on John Guy's 2004 biography Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart.

  4. Sep 27, 2006 · The Last King of Scotland. Rating: Runtime: 2h 2min. Release Date: September 27, 2006. Genre: Drama. Forest Whitaker won the Academy Award® for Best Actor for his searing portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in this gripping, suspenseful stunner inspired by real events. Directed By. Kevin MacDonald, Gillian Anderson. Written By.

    • Kevin Macdonald, Gillian Anderson
    • Abby Mukiibi
  5. THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND. Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s. Based on the novel by Giles Foden.

    • United Kingdom
    • The Last King of Scotland
    • The Last King of Scotland
    • 2006
  6. While in Uganda on a medical mission, Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy) becomes the personal physician and close confidante of dictator Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker).

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    • Biography, Drama
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  8. Harrowing and provocative, THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND traces the rise of Idi Amin by taking the perspective of the young Scottish doctor. While the device could seem hackneyed, it's instructive here, for the film never lets viewers forget that the doctor comes to Africa to "play the white man," as Amin puts it, careless and self-indulgent.

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