UK,
2006, 117 min
Directed by:
Kevin MacdonaldCinematography:
Anthony Dod MantleComposer:
Alex HeffesCast:
Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Simon McBurney, David Oyelowo, Stephen Rwangyezi, Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga, Adam Kotz, Gillian Anderson (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
The Last King of Scotland is a powerful thriller that recreates the world of Uganda under the mad dictatorship of Idi Amin, deftly mixing fact and fiction to create a story startlingly resonant in today's world. (20th Century Fox UK)
Cast
Forest Whitaker
USA
Best movies:
Platoon (1986)
Phone Booth (2002)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
James McAvoy
UK
Best movies:
NT Live: Cyrano de Bergerac (2020) (theatrical recording)
X-Men: First Class (2011)
Inside I'm Dancing (2004)
Kerry Washington
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Ray (2004)
Mother and Child (2009)
Simon McBurney
UK
Best movies:
Wolfwalkers (2020)
The Theory of Everything (2014)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
David Oyelowo
UK
Best movies:
The Help (2011)
Interstellar (2014)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Stephen Rwangyezi
Best movies:
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga
Uganda
Best movies:
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Sometimes in April (2005) (TV movie)
The Mercy of the Jungle (2018)
Adam Kotz
Best movies:
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Max and Helen (1990) (TV movie)
Shot Through the Heart (1998) (TV movie)
Gillian Anderson
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Dark Secrets (1998) (video compilation)
The X-Files – File 7: Tunguska (1996) (video compilation)
The X-Files – File 2: Tooms (1995) (video compilation)
Barbara Rafferty
UK
Best movies:
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
The Wicker Man (1973)
Perfect Sense (2011)
Giles Foden
UK
Best movies:
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Martina Amati
Italy
Best movies:
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
David Ashton
UK
Best movies:
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Sharpe's Eagle (1993) (TV movie)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)