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The Last King of Scotland

2006

A naive young Scottish doctor seeking adventure in 1970s Uganda becomes the personal physician and confidant of dictator Idi Amin, and is slowly ensnared in the charm and horror of the regime. A gripping drama with a towering Forest Whitaker performance.

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