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The Last King of Scotland is a political drama inspired by real historical events, focusing on the brutal regime of Idi Amin in 1970s Uganda. The story is told through the perspective of a young Scottish doctor who becomes entangled in the dictator’s inner circle.
Nicholas Garrigan arrives in Uganda seeking adventure and purpose. By chance, he meets Idi Amin shortly after Amin seizes power. Charismatic and seemingly approachable, Amin quickly takes a liking to Nicholas and appoints him as his personal physician and advisor.
At first, Nicholas is fascinated by the influence and lifestyle that come with his new position. However, he soon begins to witness the darker side of Amin’s rule—marked by violence, fear, and widespread human rights abuses. As the regime grows increasingly unstable and oppressive, Nicholas realizes he has become trapped in a dangerous situation.
The film explores themes of power, corruption, and moral responsibility, showing how easily one can be seduced by authority and privilege. As Nicholas struggles to reconcile his conscience with his circumstances, he must ultimately find a way to escape.
With intense performances and a gripping narrative, The Last King of Scotland offers a powerful portrayal of dictatorship and the human cost of unchecked power.





Good film
Idi was a good man, who stood up for blacks across the world and his image was ultimately destroyed by propaganda.
why people feel offense if someone tell you brits if u r scotts?
same thing when you say dutch but he's german. or maybe someone looks malaysia and said from filipino
The world is offended with the concept of independence Africa
It's funny, a bloodthirsty, paranoid African dictator is less fatiguing than the "usual" fatigue.
I LOVE YOU IDI ❤
If an englishman cant tell they’re speaking to a scotsman with an accent, he’s not been in the uk for a long long time
WATSON
Why is Idi always sweating? 😅
Any Brit would recognise a Scottish accent immediately.
POWERS.
no englishman would call a scot that
Where is his wheelchair?
I didn’t know ilhan Omar was married to a warlord before becoming an American congressman
0:34 did i just get stunned by an Echo Drone?
Go away from those girl man, hold your pants.. 😂
As a bm i never thought the whole black thing would be so big to a lot of yall. It is imposed on us to say the least. I get tired of it though aware that theres more serious things in life than to be accepted. Hope l make sense. 👍🏽
Rather be w the dictator then the bureaucrats
Literally No English will ever call a Scot or for that matter a Welsh or Irish, an English.
Please stop this fucking crap.
Doesn't happen.
We embrace, respect and enjoy the rivalry trust me; you ain't us, we aren't you.
RIP Forest Whitaker, forever missed!!!
Freedom ❤😂🎉
IDI AMIN was a CIA plant put in place to prevent true progress in Africa
You know this is a movie because an English man would never mix up a Scottish man for english.
Anything north of London and thats scotland.
It’s still not possible 😂
Ohhhhh África sweet África thousands of years behind the whole planet
And there is reason why is like that and it will never change
The people don’t want to change
Film name ?
And within 8 yrs …well ,he ate some of his folk .
"I'm a Scotsman"
The Englishman: racist withdrawl
BLACK POWER
Movie name plz
Cuz he was on all the drugs…duh..
Libya and Palestine supported this man.
Africans don't care about "black power" because they are all black. Yeesh
Who's gonna tell him ?
He’s British/ Scottish
Not English
It was in fact not possible 😂😂
Idi amin was an l guy
It's a great fn movie!
What movie is this
"And you thought it wasn't possible.." turns out yet again that it wasn't…. Burkina Faso is looking strong though, fingers crossed 🤞🏻.
Don't! Fuk with Forrest Whitiker in this acting game 🙌
He murdered tens of thousands destroyed the country in 8 years and fled in exile to Saudi Arabia and was never tried for his crimes. Go figure
Now I can finally watch and understand this movie 😊
Last King of Scotland
"How i accidentally because an advisor to a genocidal dictator."
DOUG DALE!!!
Good film! But I liked him better in The Crying Game and Good Morning Vietnam.
"black power". Just not american black, Africa black doesn't include America black
Black power = destruction, violence, and then ultimately economic collapse.
I’m not being racist. Just basing my opinion off of a plethora of failed African nations
J
Seems weird they’d say “Englishman” after hearing that accent.
That seems like bad writing.
Do what needs to be done scott 🐒🚬
Idi Aman
And I … Am a scotch man!
My white ass would be out there in seconds after he said black power 😂 byee
Over half a million Ugandan's and a sprinkling of foreigners were killed by Amin's thugs, many of them were put into the "State Research Bureau" and did not emerge alive.
Africa and it's leadership are really not much different today.
Still ruled by dictatorships
Tribalism is still more important than national loyalty
An Englishman would never call a Scotsman English. Thats highly unrealistic
The scot damaged Uganda
This movie is total BS
Et là, le début des em.erdes…
She has not aged a day and she's so gorgeous! ❤
Am I the only one noticing Kerry Washington in black face lol (I know she’s black)
Why couldn’t the professor use his skills here to save the xmen?
Polygamy is vile
Watch this film then the start of Mississippi Masala and you see how Idi Amin impacted people in the nation at the time.
A noticed that Forrest is not imitating Idi Amin, he has straight up created his own version of this guy 😮
Yeah and how did that work out?😂
No Englishman would ever mistake a scot for an Englishman
Wow she's very beautiful and well spoken
He is the worst actor of all time. If you don't believe me, watch "ghost dog". Have an emesis basin handy.
Pasta
Yeah, there is a difference.
Such a coincidence they named him Perkins much like John Perkins who could have actually been there but never made it public when this movie was shot.
Dude that Africa “YESSSSS!” is engraved into my soul 😂
I like the way Kerry Washington looks here for some reason.
mbappé