The Last King of Scotland

Genre: Biography

Worldwide gross$48.6M

Having graduated recently from the University of Edinburgh, the Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan, flies to Uganda to work at a missionary clinic run by Dr David Merrit and his wife, Sarah. Before long, Garrigan has a chance encounter with the new President, General Idi Amin, who, right from the start, feels an immediate sympathy for him. As one thing leads to another, after a while, Idi Amin invites Nicholas to become his physician and modernise Uganda's health care system: a once-in-a-lifetime offer that the doctor cannot refuse. However, more and more, Garrigan finds himself trapped in the moral abyss of Idi Amin's murderous megalomania, putting his very soul at risk. When Nicholas finally summons up the courage to rise above the madness, he becomes embroiled in a desperate fight for survival.

🏆 Won 1 Oscar. 49 wins & 32 nominations total

Genres

Biography, Drama, History

Director

Kevin Macdonald

Cast

James McAvoy, Forest Whitaker, Gillian Anderson

Released

19 January 2007

Runtime

2h 3m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

7.6 / 10

Votes

203,023

Metascore

74

Rotten Tomatoes

87%

Box office

$17,606,684

Budget

$6,000,000

Edition

Base