IDI AMIN

How he was originally portrayed on film


The Man



At its heart of darkness, The Last King of Scotland is about the lure of power. It's a condemnation of all the dictators' men over all time. Surely some of those who served a Nero or Hussein or Ceausescu had the moral sense to realize that they were aligned with a force of evil. Yet they stuck. Emboldened by Whitaker's unforgettable performance, "The Last King" daringly puts forth reasons for such complicity. SF Chronicle
Years Later