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The Last King of Scotland, 2006
English, French, German, Swahili
UK
Profile of The Last King of Scotland
The mood of The Last King of Scotland is disturbing, captivating, and gloomy. The plot centers around corrupt rulers, a head of state, and a conspiracy against humanity. It is a drama and historical movie. In approach, The Last King of Scotland is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. The setting is Africa. The Last King of Scotland happens in the 20th century. It is drawn from a biography, originally a true story, and based on a book. The movie is known for being an Oscar winner and critically acclaimed. Note that The Last King of Scotland includes strong violent content and sexual content.
Summary of The Last King of Scotland
Forest Whitaker delivers a ferociously commanding performance as bloodthirsty Ugandan president Idi Amin in Kevin MacDonald's THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND. Adapted from the novel by Giles Foden, the film recounts Amin's horrific reign through the eyes of a fictional character, Nick Garrigan (James McAvoy), a young doctor from Scotland who travels to Uganda hoping to do some good. Nick is more sanguine about new president Amin than is his counterpart Sarah Merrit (Gillian Armstrong), whose experience causes her to be skeptical of Amin's bombastic declarations. After an automobile accident, Nick is called in to treat the president's wounds. His authoritative behavior impresses Amin, who charms Nick into becoming his personal physician. Nick embraces his newfound life of luxury, but he is unable to grasp the reality of the situation. When he does finally realize the atrocities Amin is inflicting upon his people (and is also capable of inflicting on Nick), the terrified doctor tries to make a frantic escape before it's too late.
MacDonald, director of the acclaimed documentaries ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER and TOUCHING THE VOID, makes a startlingly assured transition into fictional filmmaking with THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND. Working with cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle (THE CELEBRATION) and editor Justine Wright, MacDonald brings 1970s Uganda to pulsating life, perfectly recreating that tumultuous era. But ultimately the film belongs to Whitaker: as he shifts from charming to maniacal in the space of a short, unexpected breath, he infuses Amin with startling humanity.
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| Language: | English, French, German, Swahili |
| Country: | UK |
| Release date: | 12 January 2007 |
| Runtime: | 123 min |
| Awards: | Academy Awards |
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Washington Post
Macdonald has a fetching feel for the continent, and the movie has a powerful sense of what Africa looks and feels like; you can almost smell it.
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- by: Stephen Hunter
San Francisco Chronicle
Unlike Sean Penn's demagogue in "All the King's Men," you're able to forget that Whitaker is acting. He embodies the role. When clips of the real Amin are shown at the end, it's almost shocking to realize the extent to which Whitaker has become him.
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- by: Ruthe Stein
Users Reviews
Based on factual events, this movie is very good. I gave it a three because I thought it left off of some parts of the storyline. Constant themes in this movie are power, greed, corruption, love, and confusion. It's still a good movie and I learned...
- 04.December.2009
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- by: Brian Thomas
- Brian Thomas rated this movie
10/10Must See
A throughly disappointing movie. Good acting but no story. Diction terrible. Sound terrible. Director and producers need to find another occupation.
- 17.June.2009
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- by: sam
- sam rated this movie
2/10Bad
