The Last King of Scotland(2006)
Forest Whitaker gives an Oscar-winning performance as Idi Amin, the Ugandan dictator in this riveting story of power gone mad.
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Age group15+ years
Duration123 mins
I really enjoyed this film. It follows the journey of Nicholas Garrigan a newly qualified doctor who naively uproots and moves to Uganda without researching the curruption of politics of the country. Although it was hard-hitting at times it was interesting to understand the circumstances behind dictatorships and the fact that it was a true-story made it convincing. It has made news stories more relatable and I can now empathise greatly with the corruption stories on the news. The juxtapostion of tension and cheerful events created a powerful effect and the film was put together well. The music created a tense atmosphere and the acting was impressive.
Print this reviewThe true story of a man who risked his life to save over a thousand refugees who faced death in a tribal civil war in Rwanda in 1994.
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