Charming, magnetic, murderous - The last king of Scotland!

Media News

Mumbai, March 17, 2008

The Last King of Scotland is an Academy Award-winning film based on Giles Foden's novel of the same name. The film tells the fictional story of Dr. Nicholas Garrigan a young Scottish doctor who travels to Uganda and becomes the personal physician to the dictator Idi Amin. The movie is based on factual and true-to-life events of Amin's rule. Starring James McAvoy and Forest Whitaker in the key roles, make sure you don¡¦t miss the exclusive premiere of ¡¥The Last King of Scotland¡¦ this Friday, March 21 at 9 p.m. on Star Movies.

Young Scottish physician Nicholas Garrigan (McAvoy) jets off to Uganda looking for excitement, romance and the joy of helping a country that truly needs his medical skills. Through a bizarre chain of events, he is given an offer so incredible he cannot refuse. When Garrigan is called to the scene of an accident he finds Idi Amin (Oscar„µ Winner Whitaker), Uganda¡¦s newly installed leader, has suffered injuries in a car accident. Amin takes an instant liking to Garrigan and offers him the job as his personal physician.

Over time, Garrigan's own desire for power seduces him into becoming the dictator's confidante, consultant and right-hand man. Ultimately he finds himself witnessing increasingly unsettling events, including kidnappings, assassinations and unspeakable atrocities in which he himself may be complicit. But when he finally dares to try to stop the insanity, he winds up in a desperate fight for survival.

¡§Forest Whitaker, uncorking the power that he usually holds in check, gives a chilling, bravura performance as Ugandan tyrant Idi Amin, whose bloody regime slaughtered more than 300,000 people. This intelligent, sometimes gruesome thriller.¡¨ ¡V David Ansen, Newsweek.

Make sure you tune-in to the exclusive premiere of ¡¥The Last King of Scotland¡¦ this Friday, March 21 at 9 p.m. on Star Movies.

For further information, please contact:

STAR (India) Ltd.

Preeti Hingorani

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