Release Date: 4/17/2007 Original Release: 2006 Format: DVD Length: 121 minutes Rating:R (MPAA) Rating Reason: for some strong violence and gruesome images, sexual content and language. UPC: 024543407201 Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainm
Dramas, Biography, Politics, History, Africa, Theatrical Release, 1970s, Based On A Novel
Last King of Scotland Widescreen; Gold O-Ring DVD Description
Forest Whitaker delivers a ferociously commanding performance as bloodthirsty Ugandan president Idi Amin in Kevin MacDonald's THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND. Adapted from the novel by Giles Foden, the film recounts Amin's horrific reign through the eyes of a fictional character, Nick Garrigan (James McAvoy), a young doctor from Scotland who travels to Uganda hoping to do some good. Nick is more sanguine about new president Amin than is his counterpart Sarah Merrit (Gillian Armstrong), whose experience causes her to be skeptical of Amin's bombastic declarations. After an automobile accident, Nick is called in to treat the president's wounds. His authoritative behavior impresses Amin, who charms Nick into becoming his personal physician. Nick embraces his newfound life of luxury, but he is unable to grasp the reality of the situation. When he does finally realize the atrocities Amin is inflicting upon his people (and is also capable of inflicting on Nick), the terrified doctor tries to make a frantic escape before it's too late.
MacDonald, director of the acclaimed documentaries ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER and TOUCHING THE VOID, makes a startlingly assured transition into fictional filmmaking with THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND. Working with cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle (THE CELEBRATION) and editor Justine Wright, MacDonald brings 1970s Uganda to pulsating life, perfectly recreating that tumultuous era. But ultimately the film belongs to Whitaker: as he shifts from charming to maniacal in the space of a short, unexpected breath, he infuses Amin with startling humanity.
DVD Features
Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Widescreen - 2.35 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Digital Surround - French, Spanish Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional Additional Release Material: Alternate Scenes: Deleted Scenes (w/ Optional Commentary) Audio Commentary: Kevin Macdonald - Director Behind the Scenes: 1. "Fox Movie Channel Presents: Casting Session: THE LAST Documentaries - 1. "Capturing Idi Amin" 2. Forest Whitaker Featurette Disc: KING OF SCOTLAND" Additional Release Material: Trailers: 1. Theatrical Trailer 2. International Trailer
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