The Last King of Scotland (2006) - Movie Details - Cast & Crew, Photos & Trailer

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A Fox Searchlight Pictures Release
The Last King of Scotland (2006)

Charming. Magnetic. Murderous.

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Year of U.S. Release: 2006

Starring: Forest Whitaker, Gillian Anderson, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington.

Director: Kevin MacDonald

Screenwriter(s): Peter Morgan, Jeremy Brock

Producer(s): Lisa Bryer, Andrea Calderwood, Charles Steel

Ex. Producer(s): Andrew MacDonald, Allon Reich, Tessa Ross

Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Prod. Company: FilmFour, DNA Entertainment, Cowboy Films

Genre(s): Drama

Shooting Locations: Uganda; United Kingdom

U.S. Release Date: September 27, 2006 (Limited)

U.S. DVD Release Date: April 17, 2007

Rated

for some strong violence and gruesome images, sexual content and language.

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Logline:

Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s

Plot Summary:

In an incredible twist of fate, a Scottish doctor (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 fascinated by his new position, he soon awakens to Amin's savagery—and his own complicity in it. Horror and betrayal ensue as Garrigan tries to right his wrongs and get out of Uganda alive.

Additional Notes:

Based on Giles Foden's award-winning novel of the same name.

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