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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.
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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.
Where to Watch. This potent, powerful biopic is based on the reallife story about the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, his troubled reign and his mercurial relationship with a Scottish doctor....
- Kevin Macdonald
Giles Foden. Novel. Jeremy Brock. Screenplay. Peter Morgan. Screenplay. Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote.
Director: Kevin Macdonald. 2006. 123 mins Film4 Archive. Oscar and BAFTA-winning Forest Whitaker stars as Idi Amin, the Ugandan dictator, who mesmerises a young Scottish doctor, played by James McAvoy.
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