The Last King of Scotland

The Last King of Scotland (2006)

Genres - Biography, Drama, History, Thriller  |   Release Date - Jan 12, 2006  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - R
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Description by Wikipedia

The Last King of Scotland is a 2006 historical drama film directed by Kevin Macdonald from a screenplay by Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock. Based on Giles Foden's 1998 novel, its plot depicts the dictatorship of Ugandan President Idi Amin through the perspective of Nicholas Garrigan, a fictional Scottish doctor. The film stars Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Simon McBurney, and Gillian Anderson. The title of the film refers to Amin's spurious claim of being the King of Scotland.

Movie Info

Budget

$6,000,000

Box Office

$48,618,191

Tags

1970s, Africa, Dictator, Dictatorship, Diplomat, Doctor, Film Based On A Novel, General, Kampala, Literary, Mass Murder, Naivety, Polygamy, Scottish, True Stories, Uganda

Attributes

Based On: The Last King of Scotland
Narrative Location: Scotland, Uganda
Subject: human nature, Idi Amin, Uganda
Time Period: 1970s

Alternate Titles

Az utolsó skót király
HU
Der letzte König von Schottland
DE
Der letzte König von Schottland - In den Fängen der Macht
DE
El último rey de Escocia
AR, MX, PE, ES, VE
El ultimo rey de Escocia
US
Ha'meleh ha'aharon shel Scotland
IL
İskoçya'nın son kralı
TR
L'ultimo re di Scozia
IT
Last King of Scotland
JP, SE
Le dernier roi d'Écosse
CA, FR
O Último Rei da Escócia
BR, PT
Ostatni król Szkocji
PL
Paskutinis Škotijos karalius
LT
Pēdējais Skotijas karalis
LV
Poslední skotský král
CZ
Posledný škótsky kráľ
SK
Posljednji škotski kralj
HR
Shotimaa viimane kuningas
EE
Shotlandiyaning so'nggi qiroli
UZ
The Last King of Scotland
AU, CA, EC, EG, HK, IN, KR, NL, PH, SG, ZA, TH, AE, GB, US
Ultimul rege al Scoţiei
RO
Vị Vua Cuối Cùng Của Scotland
VN
Zadnji skotski kralj
SI
Ο Τελευταίος Βασιλιάς της Σκοτίας
GR
Останній король Шотландії
UA
Последњи краљ Шкотске
RS
Последний король Шотландии
RU
Последният крал на Шотландия
BG
ラストキング・オブ・スコットランド
JP
最后的苏格兰王
CN
最後的蘇格蘭王
TW
末代独裁
CN
苏格兰最后的国王
CN
라스트 킹
KR