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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
US
Genres:
Drama
Release:
September 2006
Production:
Fox Searchlight Pictures, Cowboy Films, DNA Films, Scottish Screen, UK Film Council, Film4 Productions, Slate Films
Cast:
Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Simon McBurney, Gillian Anderson, Kerry Washington, David Oyelowo, Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga, Adam Kotz, Barbara Rafferty, David Ashton, Sarah Nagayi, Stephen Rwangyezi, Sam Okelo, Dick Stockley, Chris Wilson, Daniel Ssettaba, Giles Foden, Andrew Williams, Martina Amati, Devon Diep
Tags:
diplomat, luxury, naivety, based on novel or book, general, kidnapping, dictator, africa, mass murder, 1970s, affectation, charisma, polygamy, uganda, dictatorship, historical fiction, doctor, angry, zealous, idi amin, scottish, kampala, absurd, admiring, ambiguous, ambivalent, vibrant
