Typical Westerner going to Africa to "help" but makes things worse

Rating: 7/10 (12 November 2007)

The timeless tale of a young naive idealist westerner who goes to Africa to "help" but in the end causes far more harm than good. In this case it was a doctor from Scotland but the western country could of been just about any one as well as the profession could of just been a bridge builder or business man.
The sole reason Idi Amin was singled out to all the other dictators is that Idi broke the cardinal rule of international politics of siding with the Palestinians over the Israelis on the international political scene. The ending covers this to some degree. Was Idi Amin evil. Yes. Is he any worse than many of the other African leaders both past and present. Probably not. Africa regularly has violent military coos and people just don't keep killed nicely in said conditions nor do they stay in power without it.
Overall a good film with many biases and inaccuracies that you'd come to expect in a Hollywood film.