The Last King of Scotland (2006)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.8/10   

Director:

Kevin Macdonald

Escritores:

Peter Morgan (screenplay) and
Jeremy Brock (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

12 enero 2007 (UK)

Género:

Biografía | Drama | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

Charming. Magnetic. Murderous.

Plot:

Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s

Plot Keywords:

Uganda | 1970s | Doctor | Death | Assassination

Premios:

Won Oscar. Another 34 wins & 21 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Basically this is excellent historical fiction about the torturous Idi Amin

Reparto

Forest Whitaker	...	Idi Amin
James McAvoy	...	Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
Kerry Washington	...	Kay Amin
Gillian Anderson	...	Sarah Merrit
Simon McBurney	...	Stone
David Oyelowo	...	Dr. Junju
Stephen Rwangyezi	...	Jonah Wasswa
Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga	...	Masanga (as Abby Mukiibi)
Adam Kotz	...	Dr. Merrit
Sam Okelo	...	Bonny
Sarah Nagayi	...	Tolu
Chris Wilson	...	Perkins
Dr. Dick Stockley	...	Times Journalist
Barbara Rafferty	...	Mrs. Garrigan
David Ashton	...	Dr. Garrigan (senior)

También conocida como:

El último rey de Escocia (Argentina) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong violence and gruesome images, sexual content and language.

Duración:

121 min | USA:123 min | Canada:121 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

País:

UK

Idioma:

Inglés | Francés | Alemán | Swahili

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

USA:R | Singapore:M18 | Ireland:15A | Finland:K-15 | UK:15 | South Africa:16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Australia:MA | France:-12 | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:16 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Malaysia:18PL (DVD) | Spain:13 | Japan:R-15 | Brazil:16

Locaciones de Filmación:

Kampala, Uganda

Compañía:

DNA Films

Trivialidades:

According to Forest Whitaker, he stayed in character as Idi Amin even when he was not on the set.

Errores:

Anacronismos: The Amarula liquor bottles shown in the Duty Free shop in the airport couldn't have been there at that time, because this South-African product wasn't marketed until 1989.

Citas:

[first lines]
Nicholas Garrigan: Come on! Are youse ready?

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Forest Whitaker/Keith Urban (#32.13)" (2007)

Banda de Sonido:

Fever

Basically this is excellent historical fiction about the torturous Idi Amin

There have been so few pictures this year that are standouts. This movie is one of them. Much of what you will see is true, and did occur in Uganda's history. Amin's doctor, played by James Macavoy, is the main fiction in the movie, but one would think they are watching a historical event. Macavoy's character is so real. The doctor grows from a free thinking, adventure loving, womanizer, to a scared, concerned, and enlightened person. The viewer watches through Macavoys eyes as he witnesses the horrors of Amin's (Forest Whitaker's) presidency and regime.

Forest Whitaker, IS Amin in this feature. Whitaker is not the silent sometimes brooding character you remember in other films he has been in. His accent,his face, and his emotions seem to no longer be Whitaker's but Amin's. This movie will scare the viewer because of its realism, and how it builds up to a tension that is hard to endure. The visuals are not for the squeamish. Go ahead and hide your eyes during the "tough" scenes. It is still worth seeing this movie for the fast paced story, realistic drama, fascinating tale, and for the unbelievable acting. By the end of the movie the audience is exhausted, but satisfied that they saw a worthy flick.