The Last King of Scotland(Movie, 2006)

Name: The Last King of Scotland
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006
Duration: T02:3:00
Rating: 3.7

2h 3min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 902 votes)

The Last King of Scotland is a 2006 historical drama film directed by Kevin Macdonald from a screenplay by Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock. Based on Giles Foden's 1998 novel, its plot depicts the dictatorship of Ugandan President Idi Amin through the perspective of Nicholas Garrigan, a fictional Scottish doctor. The film stars Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Simon McBurney, and Gillian Anderson. The title of the film refers to Amin's spurious claim of being the King of Scotland. The Last King of Scotland had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on 1 September 2006, and was released in the United Kingdom on 12 January 2007, and in Germany on 15 March 2007, by Fox Searchlight ... ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Last King of Scotland

Academy Award for Best Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor nominated for: European Film Award for Best Film nominated for: European Film Award for Best Actor nominated for: European Film Award for Best Cinematographer nominated for: European Film Award for Best Composer nominated for: European Film Award for Best Director nominated for: European Film Academy Lux Award

About The Last King of Scotland

Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.

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The Last King of Scotland | #TBT Trailer | 20th Century FOX(Trailer, 1:43)

The Last King of Scotland | #TBT Trailer | 20th Century FOX (Trailer) | Original Trailer (Trailer)

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Production countries: Germany, United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Scotland, Uganda

Based on the work of: Giles Foden ("The Last King of Scotland")

Main subject: Idi Amin (Person)

Made by: Fox Searchlight Pictures, UK Film Council, DNA Films, Scottish Screen, Cowboy Films, Filmfour, Slate Films, Tatfilm

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Swahili (SW)

Translated into 28 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Norwegian Bokmål (NB), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovenian (SL), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/27/2006 (World premiere: 01/12/2006)

Appearing Characters: Idi Amin

Cast: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Simon McBurney, Gillian Anderson, David Oyelowo, Chris Wilson, Giles Foden, Martina Amati, Cleopatra Koheirwe, Michael Wawuyo, Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga, Adam Kotz, Stephen Rwangyezi, Sam Okelo

Director: Kevin Macdonald

Producer: Andrea Calderwood

Screenwriter: Peter Morgan, Jeremy Brock

Film Editor: Justine Wright

Director of Photography: Anthony Dod Mantle

Composer: Alex Heffes

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"O Último Rei da Escócia"

"Der letzte König von Schottland - In den Fängen der Macht"

"Le dernier roi d'Écosse"

"ラストキング・オブ・スコットランド"

"라스트 킹"

"最後的蘇格蘭王"

"El ultimo rey de Escocia"

Keywords: dictatorship, naivety, general, kampala, doctor, charisma, africa, idi amin, based on novel or book, historical fiction, mass murder, polygamy, uganda, diplomat, 1970s, dictator, kidnapping, luxury, scottish

Budget: 6,000,000 USD

Revenue: 48,618,191 USD (= 810%)

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