The last king of Scotland

Macdonald, Kevin, 1967- (film director.). Calderwood, Andrea, (film producer.). Bryer, Lisa, (film producer.). Steel, Charles, (film producer.). Morgan, Peter, 1963- (screenwriter.). Brock, Jeremy, 1959- (screenwriter.). Whitaker, Forest, (actor.). McAvoy, James, 1979- (actor.). Washington, Kerry, 1977- (actor.). McBurney, Simon, (actor.). Anderson, Gillian, 1968- (actor.). Heffes, Alex, (composer (expression)). Wright, Justine, (editor of moving image work.). Carlin, Michael, (production designer.). Mantle, Anthony Dod, 1955- (director of photography.). Foden, Giles, 1967- Motion picture adaptation of (work): Last king of Scotland. (Added Author). Fox Searchlight Pictures, (presenter.). DNA Films, (presenter.). FilmFour (Firm), (presenter.). UK Film Council, (presenter.). Scottish Screen (Organization), (presenter.). Cowboy Films, (production company.). Slate Films, (production company.). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., (publisher.). Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Simon McBurney, and Gillian Anderson. (Cast).

Summary: Chronicles Idi Amin's rise and fall. Amin's despotic reign of terror is viewed through the eyes of Nicholas Garrigan, a Scottish doctor who arrives in Uganda in the early 1970s to serve as Amin's personal physician. His perspective as an outsider causes him to be initially impressed by Amin's calculated rise to power and he grows increasingly monstrous. A pointed examination of how independent Uganda (a British colony until 1962) became a breeding ground for Amin's genocidal tyranny. Amin is both seductive and horribly destructive. Garrigan grows increasingly prone to exploitation.

Item details

Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: [Full screen edition].
Publisher: Beverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC, [2007]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. Based on the novel by Giles Foden. Full screen 1.33:1. Special features: [optional] Commentary by Director Kevin Macdonald; 7 deleted scenes; documentary 'Capturing Idi Amin; Forest Whitaker "Idi Amin" featurette; Fox Movie Channel presents Casting session: The Last king of Scotland; Theatrical trailer.
Restrictions on Access Note:	For private home use only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music by Alex Heffes ; edited by Justine Wright ; production designer, Michael Carlin ; director of photography, Anthony Dod Mantle.
Participant or Performer Note:	Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Simon McBurney, and Gillian Anderson.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for some strong violence and gruesome images, sexual content and language.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC, region 1; dual layer, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround.
Language Note:	In English with an optional Spanish language track; optional English, Spanish, and French subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, 2007: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Forest Whitaker) Golden Globes, 2007: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Forest Whitaker)