El último rey de Escocia

Título original: The Last King of Scotland

2006
B15
2h 3min

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Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, and Kerry Washington in El último rey de Escocia (2006)

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Basada en los eventos del régimen del brutal dictador de Uganda, Idi Amin, tal y como los vivió su médico personal durante los años 70.Basada en los eventos del régimen del brutal dictador de Uganda, Idi Amin, tal y como los vivió su médico personal durante los años 70.Basada en los eventos del régimen del brutal dictador de Uganda, Idi Amin, tal y como los vivió su médico personal durante los años 70.

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Ganó 1 premio Óscar
- 49 premios ganados y 32 nominaciones en total

Trivia
On the DVD director's commentary, Kevin Macdonald states that during filming of Idi Amin's visit to the village near the mission, many of the local extras thought it was the real Idi Amin on stage giving speeches.

Errores
Most shots of Entebbe Airport include a long line of African flags running alongside the terminal, between it and the runway. The line includes the flag of the rebel Republic of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), which neither Uganda, nor any other country, recognized.

Citas
Idi Amin: You are British?
Nicholas Garrigan: Scottish. I am Scottish.
Idi Amin: Scottish? Ha! Ha! Why didn't you say so?... Great soldiers. Very brave. And good people. Completely. Let me tell you, if I could be anything instead of a Ugandan, I would be a Scot.
Nicholas Garrigan: Right... Really?
Idi Amin: He. Except for the red hair, which I'm sure is attractive to your women, but which we Africans, we find is quite disgusting.

Conexiones
Edited from Général Idi Amin Dada: Autoportrait (1974)

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Nakawunde
Performed by Percussion Discussion Afrika
Written by Mike Musoke and Herman Sewanyana
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Licensed courtesy of Percussion Discussion Afrika

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8/10

You're My Closest Adviser

Greetings again from the darkness. A true tour de force by Forest Whitaker ... the best performance of the year so far! Somehow Mr. Whitaker captures the madness and charm of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Amin was one of the first political rock stars. He used the media to his advantage as his regime slaughtered hundreds of thousands of his countrymen.

Also impressive is James McAvoy ("Chronicles of Narnia") who plays the dramatized Nicholas Garrigan, a young doctor who sets out on an adventure to make a difference in a small country and ends up counseling one of the most powerful madmen in history. Scottish documentarian Kevin Macdonald directs the film with only a few lapses in directness, which serve this biopic very well. Watching Amin and the young doctor immerse themselves in the shower of power is both frightening and sickening. Macdonald captures this spirit very well thanks mostly to his willingness to let his two leads do their thing.

As Amin laughs and tells Garrigan that "You are my closest adviser", I couldn't help but compare to Kathy Bates telling James Caan (in "Misery") that "I'm your number one fan". The evil and insanity is simply chilling. Whitaker is just amazing as he flips the switch from media darling to cold blooded, ruthless murderer ... and then back again. Just a terrific performance and well worth the price of admission - maybe a couple of times! Good for a laugh is the most unique version of Janis Joplin's "Me and Bobby McGee" that you have ever heard ... guaranteed! See this one for a bit of history and the site of a real monster, but also for one of the best film performances ever.