General Idi Amin Dada poster

General Idi Amin Dada( 1974)

TV-MADocumentary
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A self portrait.

Overview

Filmmaker Barbet Schroeder shows the Ugandan dictator meeting his Cabinet, reviewing his troops, explaining his ideology.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Idi Amin

      Himself (as Idi Amin Dada)

    2. cast image

      Fidel Castro

      Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

    3. cast image

      Golda Meir

      Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

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    A review by adorablepanic

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    Written by adorablepanic on Sat Apr 18 2020
    Director Barbet Schroeder's 1974 documentary GENERAL IDI AMIN DADA [A SELF PORTRAIT] may be the ultimate realization of the phrase 'give 'em enough rope.' Schroeder just turns the camera on and lets Amin dictate the itinerary. In addition to endless parades involving his obviously strapped-for-resources military (one sequence finds paratroopers training with a metal playground slide while onlookers laugh uproariously), we also catch the dictator trying to (literally) talk to the animals; exhorting his government ministers to be more masculine; lecturing the hospitals' doctors on the importance ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • dictator
    • uganda
    • idi amin
    • african dictator