The Last King of Scotland (Widescreen Edition)
starring: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Simon McBurney
directed by: Kevin Macdonald
directed by: Kevin Macdonald
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WHITAKER,FOREST
EAN: 0024543407201
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 17, 2007
Running Time: 123 minutes
Sales Rank: 700
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
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Editorial Review:
Description:
As Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, Forest Whitaker gives 'one of the greatest performances of modern movie history' (Wall Street Journal), one that the Associated Press calls 'nothing short of Oscar(r) worthy.' This is Amin's incredible story as seen through the eyes of Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy), a young Scotsman who becomes the volatile leader's personal physician, due in part to Amin's unexpected passion for Scottish culture -- Amin even proclaims himself 'The Last King of Scotland'. Seduced by Amin's charisma and blinded by decadence, Garrigan's dream life becomes a waking nightmare of betrayal and madness from which there is no escape. Inspired by real people and events, this gripping, suspenseful stunner is filled with performances you will never forget.
Amazon.com:
As the evil Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, Forest Whitaker gives an unforgettable performance in The Last King of Scotland. Powerfully illustrating the terrible truth that absolute power corrupts absolutely, this fictionalized chronicle of Amin's rise and fall is based on the acclaimed novel by Giles Foden, in which Amin's despotic reign of terror is viewed through the eyes of Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy), a Scottish doctor who arrives in Uganda in the early 1970s to serve as Amin's personal physician. His outsider's perspective causes him to be initially impressed by Amin's calculated rise to power, but as the story progresses--and as Whitaker's award-worthy performance grows increasingly monstrous--The Last King of Scotland turns into a pointed examination of how independent Uganda (a British colony until 1962) became a breeding ground for Amin's genocidal tyranny. As Whitaker plays him, Amin is both seductive and horribly destructive--sometimes in the same breath--and McAvoy effectively conveys the tragic cost of his character's naiveté, which grows increasingly prone to exploitation. As directed by Kevin Macdonald (who made the riveting semi-documentary Into the Void), this potent cautionary tale my prompt some viewers to check out Barbet Schroeder's equally revealing documentary General Idi Amin Dada, an essential source for much of this film's authentic detail. --Jeff Shannon
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- Should Have Been A Great FilmForrest Whitaker's mesmerizingly powerful performance as one of the last century's more brutal tyrants ... Read More
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- The Last King of ScotlandWhile Nicholas Garrigan never existed, he was the sum of several people who were close to Idi Amin. Forest ... Read More
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- A truly dazzling look at a fictional truth...`The Last King of Scotland' opens almost childishly, kind of amateurish, as if it was going to make light of ... Read More
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- The Last King of ScotlandVery good service. The disc was excellent. The price was right and I would buy again from the seller. Thank ... Read More
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- Great Title RoleForrest Whitaker was born to play Idi Amin, evidently. He's got him down. He's even better in this than he was ... Read More
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