Forest Whitaker takes on Idi Amin in new film
on September 29th, 2006 at 9:33 am
(blacktalentnews.com) In the “must see†movie of the year, FOX Searchlight’s powerful thriller, “The Last King of Scotland,†stars Forest Whitaker as Ugandan President Idi Amin. Whitaker’s tour de force performance captures the rag, paranoia and charm of Amin, the Ugandan dictator that terrorized his nation during his reign in the 1970’s.
“The Last King of Scotland†takes audiences on a heart-stopping journey inside the world of one of the most fascinating and frightening leaders of all time: Idi Amin, famed for his electrifying magnetism, yet whose brutal rule left as many as a half million of his countrymen dead. Whitaker’s chilling portrayal of the charismatic but psychopathic former dictator is already garnering Oscar buzz.
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 escape Uganda alive. (more…)Related website:
The Last King of Scotland Official SiteÂÂ
