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Synopsis
It was supposed to be a wild adventure in a far-off country, but when a naive young doctor arrives in 1970’s Uganda – hoping for fun, sun and to lend a helping hand -- he finds himself instead on a shocking ride into the darkest realm on earth: the human heart. This is the story of THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND, a powerful thriller that recreates on screen the world of Uganda under the mad dictatorship of Idi Amin.
Deftly mixing fact and fiction and startlingly resonant with today’s world, the film features a tour de force performance from Forest Whitaker as Amin and carves two unforgettable portraits: one of a charismatic but psychopathic ruler who ravaged his country and the other, of a witness to history who finally finds the courage to make a stand.
Based on Giles Foden’s award-winning novel of the same name, THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND is directed by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Kevin Macdonald (TOUCHING THE VOID, ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER) from a screenplay by Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock. With a cast that includes Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington Simon McBurney and Gillian Anderson, the film is produced by Andrea Calderwood (THE CLAIM) of Slate Films, and Lisa Bryer and Charles Steel of Cowboy Films (WASP, THE HOLE, GOODBYE CHARLIE BRIGHT). It is executive produced by Tessa Ross (BILLY ELLIOTT, ENDURING LOVE) from Film Four; Andrew Macdonald (producer of 28 DAYS LATER, TRAINSPOTTING) and Allon Reich (FOUR FEATHERS, DIRTY PRETTY THINGS) of DNA. Shot in Britain and Uganda with the support of the Ugandan people, the rarely seen world of Idi Amin’s Uganda is captured by a team that includes cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle, DFF BSC, (MILLIONS, 28 DAYS LATER), production designer Mike Carlin (ADVENTURES IN DIGITAL COMICS), British Independent Film Award-winning editor Justine Wright (ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER, TOUCHING THE VOID) and costume designer Michael O'Connor (HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, PROOF OF LIFE).
Cast & Crew:
FOREST WHITAKER
JAMES MCAVOY
KERRY WASHINGTON
GILLIAN ANDERSON
SIMON MCBURNEY
DIRECTED BY KEVIN MACDONALD
SCREENPLAY BY PETER MORGAN and JEREMY BROCK
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY GILES FODEN
PRODUCED BY ANDREA CALDERWOOD, LISA BRYER AND CHARLES STEEL
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