2006 · drama · history · thriller
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Directed by Kevin Macdonald2h 3m2006
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.
Our read: The Last King of Scotland (2006) (2006) reads as a heavy, kinetic, grounded drama · history · thriller entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, kinetic, extreme drama / history, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- brisk
- extreme
- bleak
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