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- BFI identifier711298
- Date2006 (Copyright)
2007-01-12 (Release) - Production countryUnited Kingdom, Germany, USA
- Production company
- SynopsisNicholas, a young Scottish doctor, comes to Uganda to escape the boredom of home and with an idea of doing good work. His arrival coincides with the rise to power of Idi Amin, a lover of all things Scottish. A chance encounter leads to Nicholas's appointment as Amin's personal physician. At first charmed, Nicholas finally has to face up to the brutality of Amin and his regime. (Synopsis)
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- CreditsDirected by: Kevin Macdonald
©/Produced for: DNA Films Ltd
©/Produced for: Channel Four Television Corporation
view all - CastForest Whitaker (Idi Amin)
James McAvoy (Nicholas Garrigan)
Kerry Washington (Kay Amin)
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Title
The Last King of Scotland (Original)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/5F67-23B2-F151-2DE7-4EE5-FCategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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view all - ArticlesEmpire n212 February 2007 - ReviewScreen Africa September 2007 - ArticleSight and Sound v17 n2 February 2007 - ArticleScreen International n1505 17 Jun 2005 - Prod. DetailsScreen Finance v18 n11 15 Jun 2005 - Short Articleview all
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- +The Last King of Scotland
Work - 711298 - 2006 (Copyright)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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