The Last King of Scotland
121 minutes, 2006
Thu. Oct 5, 7:00PM, Rafael
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Through a fluke, a young Scottish doctor becomes personal physician to brutal Ugandan president Idi Amin, in this compelling fiction set against actual historical events of the 1970s. Forest Whitaker carves a towering performance, equally funny and ferocious as the charismatic tyrant who makes a personal confidant of his bedazzled medic, played by James McAvoy. At first the doctor thoroughly enjoys his new power and privileges, with Amin's eccentric bravado and seductive charm blinding him to the true nature of his Faustian bargain. By the time he discovers the extent of his leader's murderous acts and atrocities, however, it may be too late for him to escape from the heart of darkness. Based on the novel by Giles Foden, and also starring Kerry Washington and Gillian Anderson, this intense and absorbing thriller was filmed on location in Uganda by Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald (One Day in September, Touching the Void). — R. Peterson
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Producer: Lisa Bryer, Andrea Calderwood, Charles Steel
Screenwriter: Peter Morgan, Jeremy Brock
Cinematographer: Anthony Dod Mantle
Editor: Justine Wright
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Gillian Anderson, James McAvoy, David Oyelowo, Kerry Washington, Simon McBurney
Print Source:
Fox Searchlight Pictures
10201 West Pico Boulevard
Building 31
Los Angeles, CA, 90035
Sponsor:
Dolby Laboratories
