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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.
Language
Budget$6,000,000
Revenue $48,600,000
English,
Français,
Deutsch,
Kiswahili
Budget$6,000,000
Revenue $48,600,000
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
Casts
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)
Crews
Giles Foden
Novel
Mags Horspool
Art Direction
Jina Jay
Casting
Christine Ruppert
Producer
Andrea Calderwood
Producer
Suzanne Warren
Producer
Andrew Macdonald
Executive Producer
Anthony Dod Mantle
Director of Photography
Tina Jones
Set Decoration
Kevin Macdonald
Director
Allon Reich
Executive Producer
Andrew Wood
Line Producer
Ros Borland
Producer
Tessa Ross
Executive Producer
Michael O'Connor
Costume Design
Peter Morgan
Screenplay
Jeremy Brock
Screenplay
Alex Heffes
Original Music Composer
Justine Wright
Editor
Lisa Bryer
Producer
Dixie Chassay
Casting Assistant
Suzanne Belcher
Makeup Artist
Michael Carlin
Production Design
Simon Channing Williams
Thanks
Lynne Huitson
Supervising Art Director
Charles Steel
Producer
Cathy Doubleday
Script Supervisor
Julian Kershaw
Orchestrator
Stephen Haren
Assistant Editor
Neil Davidson
Still Photographer
Eddie Stacey
Stunt Coordinator
Sharon Martin
Hair Designer
Adam Inglis
Color Timer
Matt Curtis
Title Graphics
Jan Brun
Grip
Carsten Richter
Foley
Derek Ritchie
Assistant Director
Gary Connery
Stunt Coordinator
Marcus Alexander
Digital Intermediate
Barrie Gower
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Sebastian Bulst
Special Effects Supervisor
Dianne Jamieson
Makeup Artist
Rebecca Alleway
Set Decoration
Backdrops & Posters
