The Last King of Scotland

Laugh, weep or run: Idi Amin on the silver screen

Leave a Comment / Christian Week, Newspaper columns / April 13, 2007 / 2007, African film, evil, Idi Amin, The Last King of Scotland / 4 minutes of reading

Evil is never easy to look in the eye. So it’s no surprise that The Last King of Scotland is getting mixed reactions in this corner of the world, where the story, both its real and Hollywood version, unfolds.

Film gets its strength from Ugandans

Leave a Comment / Hamilton Spectator, Newspaper columns / March 10, 2007 / 2007, African movies, Idi Amin, The Last King of Scotland / 4 minutes of reading

Piling up its international awards, The Last King of Scotland has come full circle, finally released in Uganda as a rare film experience, if not an unusual life-experience, where story and reality meld so much that it’s hard to know where one begins and the other ends.