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Saw the film "The Last King of Scotland" over the weekend.
Overall, its a wholly absorbing film, which is what a good film should be. Forest Whittaker did a reasonable, if slightly simplistic, version of Idi Amin, offset in familiar format by a primarily infatuated ingenue, this time a young Scots doctor.
Like this character, it was difficult to get much of an idea of the bigger picture in Uganda, as most of the action takes place in Kampala, and in Amin's HQ.
A sheaf of photos of atrocity victims shown by a UK Foreign office guy, is about as close as it gets to the genocide taking place, but Amin's treatment of 'friends and family' gives a pretty good indication.
The 'rearranged' body of his unfaithful wife is a real shocker and will make cinematic history.
Overall, its a wholly absorbing film, which is what a good film should be. Forest Whittaker did a reasonable, if slightly simplistic, version of Idi Amin, offset in familiar format by a primarily infatuated ingenue, this time a young Scots doctor.
Like this character, it was difficult to get much of an idea of the bigger picture in Uganda, as most of the action takes place in Kampala, and in Amin's HQ.
A sheaf of photos of atrocity victims shown by a UK Foreign office guy, is about as close as it gets to the genocide taking place, but Amin's treatment of 'friends and family' gives a pretty good indication.
The 'rearranged' body of his unfaithful wife is a real shocker and will make cinematic history.
