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THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND

What You Need To Know:

THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND tells the story of brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin through the eyes of his personal doctor. Young Scottish doctor Nicholas is persuaded to leave a Ugandan medical mission to become the physician of Amin. Although initially flattered by Amin’s request, he soon realizes the dictator is a cruel madman, eager to murder anyone who questions his policies. As Amin’s reign of terror rages, Nicholas discovers he will not be permitted to leave Amin’s regime alive. As he plots his escape, he is faced with slim chances of survival.

THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND is a well-crafted and superbly acted movie. Playing President Amin, Forest Whitaker is consistently impressive, seamlessly shifting his character from a charismatic and likable friend to an egocentric, paranoid monster. The movie is an exhausting experience, however, that will leave the viewer feeling as drained and depressed as its bloodied protagonist by the time the credits role. The movie has a strong pagan worldview and an abundance of offensive material, including graphic violence, strong sexual content and excessive nudity. Thus, MOVIEGUIDE® warns that this movie will be an unpleasant experience for most viewers.

Content:

(PaPaPa, B, LL, VVV, SS, NNN, AA, D, MM) Very strong pagan worldview dominated by main characters’ lust for power and pleasure with some moral elements of charity and compassion extolled; 17 strong obscenities, including several "f" words, and five profanities; very strong graphic violence including a few car chasing scenes, several depictions of people being shot with machine guns, one man shot in head at pointblank range, as well as a couple of torture scenes including a man being hung in the air by several iron hooks piercing his flesh; adultery depicted in two scenes as well as a scene in which a man is watching a porn movie; extensive nudity in both naturalistic and sexual contexts including full frontal male nudity as well as upper female and lower female rear nudity; alcohol use including drunkenness in a few scenes; light smoking in a few scenes; and, abuse of power, deception, betrayal, and bad role models.

More Detail:

THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND tells the story of brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin through the eyes of his personal doctor. The movie is an adaptation of British journalist Giles Foden’s award-winning novel.

In a unique twist of fate, young Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy) is persuaded to leave a Ugandan medical mission to become the physician of self-appointed Ugandan President Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker). Although Nicholas is initially flattered by President Amin’s request, he soon realizes that the dictator is a cruel madman, eager to murder anyone who questions his policies. As Amin’s reign of terror rages, Nicholas makes a few crucial personal mistakes that could make his own life another casualty of Amin’s heavy hand. Nicholas soon discovers that he will not be permitted to leave Amin’s regime alive. As he plots his escape, he is faced with slim chances of survival.

The despicable actions of its main characters make this a tough movie to watch. Although Nicholas comes to Uganda with intentions of helping people with his medical expertise, he spends much of his free time drinking and chasing women, some of whom are married. He continues these exploits as an advisor to President Amin, who inexplicably transforms his personal physician into his “most trusted advisor.” Even more difficult to stomach is President Amin, who is cruel and merciless, quick to dispose of anyone he suspects may disagree with him.

On the other hand, THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND is a well-made picture. Forest Whitaker is consistently impressive. Seamlessly shifting his character from a charismatic and likable friend to an egocentric, paranoid monster, Whitaker adequately exposes the audience to the emotional rollercoaster faced by Dr. Garrigan. The movie is an exhausting experience that will leave the viewer feeling as drained and depressed as its bloodied protagonist by the time the credits role onscreen.

THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND is a well-crafted and superbly acted movie. It contains, however, a strong pagan worldview and an abundance of offensive material, including graphic violence, strong sexual content and extensive nudity. Therefore, MOVIEGUIDE® warns that this movie will be an unpleasant experience for most viewers.

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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.


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