Top Billed Cast
Forest Whitaker
Idi Amin
James McAvoy
Dr. Nicholas Garrigan
Simon McBurney
British Diplomat
Gillian Anderson
Sarah Merrit
Kerry Washington
Kay Amin
David Oyelowo
Dr. Thomas Junju
Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga
Masanga
Adam Kotz
Dr. David Merrit
Barbara Rafferty
Mrs. Garrigan
David Ashton
Dr. Garrigan - Senior
Sarah Nagayi
Tolu
Stephen Rwangyezi
Jonah Wasswa
Sam Okelo
Bonny
Dick Stockley
Times Journalist
Chris Wilson
Perkins
Daniel Ssettaba
Kay Amin's Servant
Giles Foden
British Journalist 1
Andrew Williams
British Journalist 2
Martina Amati
Italian Journalist
Devon Diep
Nurse (uncredited)
Social
Review 3DiscussionA review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on Fri Apr 05 2019
Media
Videos 2Backdrops 13Posters 35Recommendations
- 2004-12-22
Hotel Rwanda77%
- 2008-02-01
Vantage Point64%
- 2004-10-15
Inside I'm Dancing74%
- 2005-03-02
The Ax69%
- 1963-06-04
Lilies of the Field72%
- 1943-07-26
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp75%
- 2011-01-27
Life in a Day72%
- 2007-07-13
Interview64%
- 2006-09-01
Bernard and Doris60%
- 1963-02-10
The Girl Who Knew Too Much70%
- 2004-09-04
Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth77%
- 2006-03-16
Nikitich and the Dragon69%
- 1964-01-19
Strait-Jacket66%
- 1991-12-06
At Play in the Fields of the Lord65%
- 2015-01-31
Hoovey62%
- 1994-11-23
A Low Down Dirty Shame56%
- 2000-05-13
Lumumba68%
- 2024-03-08
High & Low – John Galliano65%
- 2005-11-19
Desire50%
- 2006-01-25
Heading South56%
Facts
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
6000000.00
Revenue
48600000.00
Keywords
- 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