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The Last King of Scotland

Drama In an incredible twist of fate, Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy) on a Ugandan medical mission becomes irreversibly entangled with one of the world's most barbaric figures: Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker). Impressed by Dr. Garrigan's brazen attitude in a moment of crisis, the newly self-appointed Ugandan President Amin hand picks him as his personal physician and closest confidante. Though Garrigan is at first flattered and ... [+]
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United States
The New York Observer
"A thunderous performance by Forest Whitaker as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin informs and ignites The Last King of Scotland so far beyond its limitations as both a biopic and a political thriller that he becomes the movie itself"
United States
"The film as a whole measures up to Forest Whitaker's performance...one of the great performances of modern movie history"
United States
The 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"
United States
Minneapolis Star Tribune
"A spellbinding safari into the mind of His Excellency the madman"
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