Movie Info

In an incredible twist of fate, a Scottish doctor on a Ugandan medical mission becomes irreversibly entangled with one of the world's most barbaric fi...(read more...) gures: Idi Amin. Impressed by Dr. Garrigan's brazen attitude in a moment of crisis, the newly self-appointed Ugandan President Amin hand picks him as his personal physician and closest confidante. Though Garrigan is at first flattered and fascinated by his new position, he soon awakens to Amin's savagery - and his own complicity in it. Horror and betrayal ensue as Garrigan tries to right his wrongs and escape Uganda alive.

Director: Kevin Macdonald

MPAA: R

Running Time: 2 hrs. 3 min.

Release Date: Sep 27, 2006

Cast: David Oyelowo, Forest Whitaker, Gillian Anderson, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington