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The Last King of Scotland (2006)

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Release Date: September 27, 2006 (Limited)
On DVD: April 17, 2007
Genre: Drama
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Writer: Peter Morgan, Jeremy Brock
Cast: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Official site: www2.foxsearchlight.com/thelastkingofscotland
Running Time: 121 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for some strong violence and guesome images, sexual content and language.

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...

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