

The Last King of Scotland
Charming. Magnetic. Murderous.
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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7.4/10
2,488 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $6M
- Box office
- $48.6M
- Language
- English
- diplomat
- naivety
- based on novel or book
- general
- kidnapping
- dictator
- africa
- mass murder
- 1970s
- affectation
- charisma
- polygamy
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United States of America, United Kingdom
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- Digital / OTT6 Sept 2013
United StatesUS
- PremiereTelluride Film Festival1 Sept 2006
- Theatrical (limited)27 Sept 2006
- TheatricalR19 Jan 2007
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival10 Oct 2006
- Theatrical1512 Jan 2007
United Arab EmiratesAE
- PhysicalDVD23 Mar 2010
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM1 Feb 2007
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival10 Sept 2006
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical15 Feb 2007
AustriaAT
- Theatrical16 Mar 2007
BrazilBR
- Theatrical162 Feb 2007
BulgariaBG
- PremiereSofia Film Fest4 Mar 2007
Burkina FasoBF
- PremiereOuagadougou Panafrican Film and Television Festival2 Mar 2007
ColombiaCO
- Theatrical9 Feb 2007
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The Last King of Scotland was released on 27 September 2006.
Audience reviews
3- J8/10
John Chard
4/5/2019
I am the father of Africa. Based on Giles Foden's novel of the same name, this filmic version of a period of Idi Amin's presidency of Uganda is a class act - that is if you can accept it as a loose reworking of events in Amin's life? Thus those who filed in for a bona fide history lesson subsequently either got angry or plain disappointed. Propelled by Forest Whitaker's barnstorming Oscar winning perf as Amin, …
- T4/10
tmdb28039023
8/30/2022
According to Wikiquote, a “British official” once said that Idi Amin needed “things explained in words of one letter.” It is one of The Last King of Scotland’s few flaws that it assumes we need things seen through the eyes of a white Westerner. Sure, James McAvoy has some very good scenes with Forest Whitaker, the best of which is arguably the first (though in retrospect it doesn’t quite hold up to scrutiny), whic…
- R7/10
RalphRahal
12/14/2024
It’s a very intense film. Forest Whitaker’s performance as Idi Amin is absolutely incredible—no surprise there since he’s one of my favorite actors. He completely commands every scene he’s in, and you can see why he won the Oscar for it. His portrayal is terrifying but also human, which makes it all the more powerful. The directing by Kevin Macdonald was solid. The movie is tightly packed with tension and drama…
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