The Last King of Scotland
Charming. Magnetic. Murderous.
Country
Production
Genre
Budget
$6 000 000
Box office
$48 363 516
Director
Actors
Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Simon McBurney, Gillian Anderson, Kerry Washington, David Oyelowo, Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga, Adam Kotz, Barbara Rafferty, David Ashton
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Lisa Bryer, Suzanne Warren, Andrea Calderwood, Christine Ruppert, Ros Borland, Charles Steel, Tessa Ross, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich
Camera operator
Composer
Alex Heffes
Artist
Michael Carlin
Audition
Editing
Justine Wright
Whole Team (43)
Whole Team (43)
Short description
Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.
What's left behind the scenes
- To obtain permission to film in Uganda, Kevin Macdonald met with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.
- The protagonist of 'The Last King of Scotland' is a fictional character placed in the environment of real people and events.
- "The Last King of Scotland" is a nickname Amin gave himself.
- The black "Mercedes," the presidential limousine shown in the film, actually belonged to Amin.
- The film is based on a book by Giles Foden, who also played the British journalist present at Amin's press conference.
- The plane on which part of the hostages fly away at the end of the film is an "Antonov An-12BK".
- In the scene in the village where Amin delivers a speech, among the crowd you can spot a person dressed in a Boy Scout uniform with a Canadian flag on their chest.
- In preparation for his role as Idi Amin, Forest Whitaker gained over 20 kg (44 lbs) in weight.
- The film was given this title because in the 1970s, Amin declared himself King of Scotland.
- To obtain permission to film in Uganda, Kevin Macdonald met with the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni.
- According to the film's director, Kevin Macdonald, while filming Idi Amin's (played by Forest Whitaker) arrival at a mission near a small village, the locals believed that Amin himself had actually arrived.
- In reality, Amin had several doctors from Great Britain, but none of them were Scottish. The character played by James McAvoy is based on Bob Astles (1924-2012), a British soldier and diplomat and one of Amin's confidants, who eventually lost the dictator's favor and even spent some time in a local prison notorious for its harsh and brutal treatment of inmates.
- At the very beginning of filming, for some unknown reason, Forest Whitaker suddenly lost his voice for a long time. When his voice returned, the actor continued to speak with his character's accent until the end of the production period, even when he was off set.
- While preparing for the role of Idi Amin, Forest Whitaker gained over 20 kg.
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