The last king of Scotland
(DVD) 

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Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007].
Edition
[Widescreen edition].
Language
English
UPC
024543407249, 024543407201

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Based on the novel by Giles Foden.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Anthony Dod Mantle ; editor, Justine Wright ; music, Alex Heffes ; costume designer, Michael O'Connor ; production designer, Michael Carlin ; special effects supervisor, Sebastian Bulst ; visual effects supervisors, John Lockwood, Steve Street.
Participants/Performers
Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Simon McBurney, David Oyelowo, Abby Mukiibi, Adam Kotz, Barbara Rafferty, David Ashton.
Description
Chronicles Idi Amin's rise and fall. Amin's despotic reign of terror is viewed through the eyes of Nicholas Garrigan, a Scottish doctor who arrives in Uganda in the early 1970s to serve as Amin's personal physician. His perspective as an outsider causes him to be initially impressed by Amin's calculated rise to power and he grows increasingly monstrous. A pointed examination of how independent Uganda (a British colony until 1962) became a breeding ground for Amin's genocidal tyranny. Amin is both seductive and horribly destructive. Garrigan grows increasingly prone to exploitation.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for some strong violence and gruesome images, sexual content and language.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Awards
Academy Awards, 2007: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Forest Whitaker).
Awards
BAFTA Film Awards, 2007: Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film ; Best Screenplay - Adapted (Peter Morgan, Jeremy Brock) ; Best Actor in a Leading Role (Forest Whitaker).
Awards
Golden Globes, 2007: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Forest Whitaker).
Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2007: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (Forest Whitaker).

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Bryer, L., Calderwood, A., Ruppert, C., Steel, C., Brock, J., Morgan, P., Macdonald, K., Whitaker, F., McAvoy, J., Washington, K., Anderson, G., McBurney, S., Oyelowo, D., Mukiibi, A., Kotz, A., Rafferty, B., Ashton, D., Foden, G., & Slate Films (Firm). (2007). The last king of Scotland ([Widescreen edition].). 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Lisa. Bryer et al.. 2007. The Last King of Scotland. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Lisa. Bryer et al.. The Last King of Scotland 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Bryer, Lisa., et al. The Last King of Scotland [Widescreen edition]., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.

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