The Last King of Scotland stars Forrest Whitaker as charismatic -- and unfathomably murderous -- ruler Idi Amin. In the film adapted from a bestselling book by Giles Foden, the Ugandan dictator's ...

“The Last King of Scotland” is not based on a true story. It was inspired by “true” events, which leaves more room for invention. Based on the 1998 novel by Giles Foden, it’s the story ...

Crowds Flock to Oscar-Honored Film About Idi Amin. ... She was 11 time zones away from Hollywood, but movie buff Marion E. Busingye could not wait to see if "The Last King of Scotland" ...

The new film The Last King of Scotland has renewed interest in infamous Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin. Cory Turner discovers another film about Amin, the 1974 documentary General Idi Amin Dada.

It's a classic riff, because it gets exactly at the artist's dilemma in any portrait of evil: Even monsters can dance. And they are dads, have loving kids, wives, pals and human eccentricities.

When Army general Idi Amin became president of Uganda in a 1971 coup, he won widespread support with promises of reform and economic independence from former colonial ties. But Amin's rule was ...

Forest Whitaker and James McAvoy, in Kevin Macdonald’s fine drama “The Last King of Scotland,” make a haunting cat-and-mouse pair. As Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, Whitaker’s enormous frame ...

Kevin Macdonald's film The Last King of Scotland - rather loosely based on Giles Foden's 1998 novel of the same name - centres on Amin, who is played with unnerving brilliance by Forest Whitaker.

The boogeyman of the 1970s, Idi Amin Dada, arrives on screen, and in full bellow in “The Last King of Scotland.” As portrayed by Forest Whitaker, Idi Amin Dada, the Ugandan Kingpin, is a ...

Idi Amin. Latest; Search. Search. Clear this text input. Paul Theroux Recalls a Fear-Filled Lockdown. In 1966, the writer was in Uganda at a time of curfew and violence.