Mix of Historical Fatcs and fiction !

Rating: 8/10 (23 January 2007)

This movie is a very informative movie which consists of both fiction and historical facts of Ugandan President Idi Amin. Its fictional protagonist, Scotsman Nicholas Garrigan, relates how he came to be the personal physician and confidant of Idi Amin.
Since the story was based on true incidents, the role of Nicholas Garrigan was confusing at times whether it is real of fiction, which became clear to me only after doing some research.The plight of people suffering there in Idid Amin's dictatorship was shown phenomenally, and made us think how brutal a human being can be. The gory images in the movie filled me up with disgust for the dictator, at the same time also made me think whether showing these images to normal public is appropriate. Many times I had to close my eyes, as I was not able to watch those images, but then I guess, without those images movie wont have that impact.
I would suggest to definitely watching this movie to know a little about history.