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Won 1 Oscar. Another 47 wins & 30 nominations. See more awards » Videos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles , from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s. Director: Taylor Hackford Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment. Director: Davis Guggenheim A politically charged epic about the state of the oil industry in the hands of those personally involved and affected by it. Director: Stephen Gaghan A widower is determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving his wife's murder, big business, and corporate corruption.

Director: Fernando Meirelles 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X In 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on death row. Director: Bennett Miller A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century." Director: James Marsh The story of Harvey Milk , and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official. Director: Gus Van Sant Alex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan. Director: Alex Gibney In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.

Director: Luc Jacquet After the death of Princess Diana , Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted. Director: Stephen Frears Two documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city's notorious red light district. Directors: Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman Stars: Kochi, Avijit Halder, Shanti Das A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multibillion-dollar class action suit. Director: Tony Gilroy Edit Storyline In the early 1970s, Nicholas Garrigan, a young semi-idealistic Scottish doctor, comes to Uganda to assist in a rural hospital. Once there, he soon meets up with the new President, Idi Amin, who promises a golden age for the African nation. Garrigan hits it off immediately with the rabid Scotland fan, who soon offers him a senior position in the national health department and becomes one of Amin's closest advisers.

However as the years pass, Garrigan cannot help but notice Amin's increasingly erratic behavior that grows beyond a legitimate fear of assassination into a murderous insanity that is driving Uganda into bloody ruin. Realizing his dire situation with the lunatic leader unwilling to let him go home, Garrigan must make some crucial decisions that could mean his death if the despot finds out. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com) Rated R for some strong violence and gruesome images, sexual content and language | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 19 January 2007 (USA) See more » Also Known As: El último rey de Escocia See more » Filming Locations: $142,899 (USA) (29 September 2006) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia The Times journalist is played by Dr. Dick Stockley who is a British doctor who lives and works in Kampala, Uganda. See more » Goofs (at around 44 mins) When Drs Garrigan and Junju are discussing the chest X-ray it is the wrong way round - back to front.

See more » Quotes Performed by The Nyonza Singers (as Nyzonza Singers) Choir Master: Wassanyi Serukenya Story of Idi Amin's Ugandan rule from his personal doctor's POV 20 September 2006 | by fivepoints (Los Angeles, United States) – See all my reviews I saw this movie at a free Pre-Screening in Hollywood 9-19-06. Here's the good, the bad and the ugly. THE GOOD: Forrest W. acted his butt off in this one. Amazing. In fact, all of the actor's performances were terrific. The shooting locations were beautiful. There was a lot of suspense in the film and at times I was on the edge of my seat waiting for the next scene. I must admit the story was really good. There were absolutely wonderful camera shots and angles. THE BAD: Gratuitous sex and violence. Say what you will about Alfred Hitchcock being from another era in film making, but his ideas about implied violence and sex in most of his films were good ones.

THE UGLY: I would have enjoyed the film a lot more if it had been told from the POV of Idi Amin, one of his wives or a Ugandan in his cabinet. CONCLUSION: Would I pay to see this film? Yes. END 128 of 231 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes The Last King of Scotland (2006) - Plot Summary - IMDb The Last King of Scotland (2006) Plot Summary Showing all 2 plot summaries In the early 1970s, Nicholas Garrigan, a young semi-idealistic Scottish doctor, comes to Uganda to assist in a rural hospital. Once there, he soon meets up with the new President, Idi Amin, who promises a golden age for the African nation. Garrigan hits it off immediately with the rabid Scotland fan, who soon offers him a senior position in the national health department and becomes one of Amin's closest advisers. However as the years pass, Garrigan cannot help but notice Amin's increasingly erratic behavior that grows beyond a legitimate fear of assassination into a murderous insanity that is driving Uganda into bloody ruin.

Realizing his dire situation with the lunatic leader unwilling to let him go home, Garrigan must make some crucial decisions that could mean his death if the despot finds out. Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970's. Synopsis Scotland 1970. The sky is cloudy and stark grey and a group of newly graduated students jump into the lake to celebrate... Watch The Last King of Scotland Online Free Putlocker | Putlocker - Watch Movies Online Free Stars: James McAvoy , Forest Whitaker , Gillian Anderson Synopsis: In the early 1970s, Nicholas Garrigan, a young semi-idealistic Scottish doctor, comes to Uganda to assist in a rural hospital. Once there, he soon meets up with the new President, Idi Amin, who promises a golden age for the African nation. Garrigan hits it off immediately with the rabid Scotland fan, who soon offers him a senior position in the national health department and becomes one of Amin's closest advisers.

However as the years pass, Garrigan cannot help but notice Amin's increasingly erratic behavior that grows beyond a legitimate fear of assassination into a murderous insanity that is driving Uganda into bloody ruin. Realizing his dire situation with the lunatic leader unwilling to let him go home, Garrigan must make some crucial decisions that could mean his death if the despot finds out. Watch The Last King of Scotland - Version 1 The video keeps buffering? Just pause it for 5-10 minutes then continue playing! Sponsored Content African movies. Films from or about Africa on VHS and DVD Africa IN movies Movies and documentaries from Africa -or about Africa. This is no way near a complete list. I have first of all selected movies that are most accessible. Some of these films are commercial hits, while the best African movies can be very hard to find in shops or cinemas. The films are roughly categorized as you can see to the left. African Cinema (film from/about Africa) Africa (especially West Africa) is producing quite a number of films. Sadly very few of these ever reaches USA and Europe - and even less are released on video or DVD.

The style and cinematographic language of films produced in Africa are slower and very different from what we are used to (up north and in the west). But that should absolutely not scare you off. Some African films are highly acknowledged works of art and others gives you a rare chance to understand African history or life in Africa today. All in all it can be very rewarding to dig a little deeper into african films. In the list are also included some of the major American and European movies about Africa. Please be aware that the short reviews are mainly based on the movies' description of African and African culture. The movies below could be a place to start. Please note: this page has not been updated recently! The Last King of Scotland USA, UK (2006) Directed by Kevin Macdonald Despite its title, the movie is set in Uganda during the 70's horror-regime of dictator Idi Amin. The movie follow Amin's personal physician and his growing moral dillemmas. A young scottish doctor goes to Africa in search of adventure and with a wonderful (rare!) open mind. But gets himself a bit too close to the action.

Amin gets a personality and as the physician, we (the audience) is tempted to like him though he was no doubt a psychopath killer. The horror and violence are not ignored, but described in a way that makes it possible to watch the movie. The storyline about the doctor is not a "true story" but nevertheless a good story telling many truths. Great movie with a fantastic performance by Forrest Whitaker. The description of the European man meeting Africa is very different, free from prejudices and far better than seen in most other movies. Filmed on location in UK and Uganda. Watch it! USA (2006) Directed by Edward Zwick. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly The theme of conflict (blood) diamonds financing African wars is of huge importance. The problem is not new, but it seems this film has been a “wake up call” for many and finally brought the world's attention to the problem. Hats off for that, but still the film could have told a better story and it could have been politically stronger. The movie wants it all, but is caught up somewhere in between.

It can be seen as good entertainment-action (if the violence doesn't get too much for you) but personally I find it difficult to sympathize with the story's main protagonist at all. The character played by Leonardo DiCaprio is a greedy, selfish mercenary and I simply don't like him ...even though he might “redeem” his sins in the unlikely end of the movie. The romance with the female journalist is uninteresting, and the real hero of the movie (the African) is only described as a subordinate character. The movie has managed to provoke a strong reaction from the diamond industry, but it could actually have been much stronger in its criticism of the industry and the Western hypocrisy. It is unclear what part the American plays in the story, but in the final scene he makes a phony speech about our obligation to do something about the problems. All in all ...this movie is still one of the better Hollywood attempts in describing African conflicts. The organisations Global Wittness and Amnesty International has been involved in the creation of the movie. Visit the campaign website Filmed on location in South Africa and Mozambique.

Carmen in Khayelitsha / U-Carmen eKhayelitsha South Africa (2004) South African version of the classic Carmen drama wins first prize in the prestigious Berlin Film Festival 2005 February 20th 2005 a South African movie by the director Mark Dornford-May surprisingly won the Golden Bear award at the annual film festival in Berlin. The film starring Pauline Malefane in the title role is a new version of the Carmen story which has already made it into film more than 30 times. This time it is different though, as the passionate loves tory takes place in the South African township Khayelitsha -and all words are spoken and sung in the clicking isiXhosa language. Co-starring in the movie are Andries Mbali, Andiswa Kedama, Sibulele Mjali, Lungelwa Blou and Andile Tshoni. The movie still has to premiere in South Africa and will hopefully soon reach a worldwide audience. A few years ago a Senegalese version of the Carmen story was made. It was directed by Joseph Gaï Ramaka and it has been released on DVD.

See Karmen Gei below. The film Hotel Rwanda was also presented at the 2005 festival. Karmen GeÏ Senegal (2001) African musical version of the Carmen drama directed by Joseph Gaï Ramaka. Great images and editing and the film is easy to access if you are a "beginner" to African cinema. There a a few holes in the story-telling, but the film is genearally very entertaining. Musically the film uses both traditional senegalese singing, griot choirs and jazz -and it works very well. The Karmen character is played by the long-legged and very beautiful Djeïnaba Diop. Mama Africa: Growing Up Urban Africa (2002) Review quoted from Amazon: Few feature-length African films get released in the U.S., so it's rare indeed to get to see worthy short films from that vast continent. Mama Africa consists of three such films--all directed by women--and actress-musician Queen Latifah introduces each one.

The first, Bridget Pickering's "Uno's World," is from Namibia and centers around Uno (Sophie David), a 25-year-old party girl who falls for a commitment-shy criminal and gives birth to his child. Ngozi Onwurah's "Hang Time" is from Nigeria and concerns poor but promising basketball player Kwami (Brian Birogi), who makes a Faustian deal for a new pair of sneakers. Lastly, Zulfah Otto-Sullies's "Raya," from South Africa, portrays the difficulties facing a single mother attempting to go straight after a stint in prison. All three films present universally difficult moral quandaries that aren't always satisfactorily resolved, but are well acted by talented performers. Includes three bonus short films: Bintou (by Fanta Nacro, 2001), Riches (by Ingrid Sinclair, 2001), One Evening in July (by Raja Amari, 2001) Refreshing different views on filmmaking from Africa. Professional and very recommendable! Directed by Michael Raeburn Romantic comedy about a young african man fighting to get the beautiful girl. JIT is the name for the pop-music of Zimbabwe.

The film has an almost full-length soundtrack of great music. The main character is a young boy called UK. People has always said he will go far -maybe as far as the United Kingdom. UK is ambitious, but he has not plans of leaving Zimbabwe - All he wants is to marry the beautiful Sofi. That is not easy when you are without money and too clumsy to keep a job. One point in the story is that UK has to combine his new modern money-seeking life with the traditions. He should not forget to take care of his family in the village - and he should certainly not forget to honour and pay attention to advises from his ancestors. Everywhere he goes UK has a guardian angel: the woman Yukwa, is a beer drinking ancestor trying to keep him on the track. In the end UK manages to get the money for the bride-price. Sofi finally falls in love with him - not for the money, but for his strong will, ingenuity, honesty and charm. The film is first of all for a young audience and can easily be used for education purposes. But the story is entertaining for others also as it is told with humour and originality.

Anyone who has experienced life in a modern African city will enjoy the atmosphere and many of the scenes from this film. Maili (1987) Directed by: Souleymane Cissé Watching Yeelen ("Brightness") is a challenge and a joy. The story about a young man's initiation and fight with his father is based on an old legend from Mali. It includes a lot of rituals, traditions and magic. It is fascinating to watch but a bit difficult to follow. This movie is obvioulsy not made for an action-seeking Western audience and nothing is explained or made easy for us. But it doesn't really matter. I will just have to watch it again :-) The images are fantastic and the protagonists takes us on a journey through some of the different cultures in Mali, including the land of Bambara, Peulh, Fulani and Dogon. The Gods Must Be Crazy Botswana, 1980 Directed and written by Jamie Uys Bushmen, schoolteachers and gangsters in an action-comedy written and directed by Jamie Uys. The story starts when a pilot throws away an empty Coca Cola bottle when overflying Botswana.

The bottle hits a bushman who wonders why the Gods gave him this strange gift. After experiencing the dark side of modern technology, he sets out to find the end of the world and throw away the bottle. Not big art, but very funny indeed. Complete with a dry (but hillarious) narrator, lousy music, slapstick comedy, fast-motion sequences and cheap technical tricks, a clumpsy white scientist and finally a bushman who turns out to be the real hero. Most people who have seen it never stops loving it and seeing it again and again. The film was followed by a sequel in 1988 which almost reaches the same level. Again the bushman Xi is starring together with a bunch of so-called civilised people. The story takes off when the two children of Xi dispappear and he wanders of to search for them. Several more sequels has since been released but not from the original producers. One of them is a Chinese (!) film called "Fei zhou he shang". The Chinese people in this story crashes in Africa and ends up in the same Bushman village we know so good. What a crazy idea.

Buy: the Gods Must Be Crazy 1 and 2 A Film By Martin Mhando and Ron Mulvihill From the official website: MAANGAMIZI - THE ANCIENT ONE is a story about three women; a doctor, her patient and the ancient and mysterious ancestor who brings them together. It is a tale of healing through love, compassion and forgiveness. It is the spiritual journey of the soul. It is a story that seeks to reclaim the connection between Africa and her Diaspora. It is a story that dares to represent the histories of two continents as it peels away layers upon layers of pain and ultimately brings healing of the soul. The film has not been released in cinemas, but shown at several filmfestivals. The film can be ordered through the official website: Critical Assignment Starring Michael Power, Buki Ajaki and Thami Ngubeni Sponsored by Guinness Beer (who originally created the "Michael Power" character for advertising campaigns) Michael Power (South African actor) plays an international journalist (called Michael Power!) who starts out covering the war in Kosovo and then goes to Africa with the aim to write a story about clean water for the people of an unnamed African country.

The movie is athriller with action elements and beautifully filmed in several countries: Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Cameroon. Maybe not very African in its style, but filmed on location in Africa, presenting a different image and unique as an African action movie and very entertaining.The theme of the film is good, but it all becomes TOO politically correct and the story becomes too artificial and actually a bit boring. The idea for the moview is concived be an advertising bureau and they have deafinitely have too much to say on the production. The look of the movie is like a 90 minutes advertising for Guiness, which is also a bit damaging for the overall impression. USA (1985) Directed by Sydney Pollack With Meryl Streep, Robert Redford and Klaus Maria Brandauer. Big Hollywood movie about the Danish Author Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen) and her life as a coffee farmer in Kenya. Great pictures, dramatic and with a well told story, but most of all typical Hollywood-style story from the beautiful and colourful Africa: The white people enjoys life with tea, horseriding and safaris with Mozart on the turntable.

No, or very small, effort is put in describing the lifes of the true owners of the Kenyan country, who had to pay the price of the shameless behaviour of the colonisers. The Flame Trees of Thika UK (1981) Popular TV-series based on the autobiographic book by Elspeth Huxley. Filmed on location in Kenya. The series is in 7 episodes available as VHS box-set or 2 DVD's. "Flame Trees of Thika" is a production made for TV. The photography is okay, storytelling straight forward and the actors perform well, but not really great. Still the episodes are well worth seeing also today as they give an interesting view into the life of some of the first European settlers in East Africa. And this is described better here than in most of the Hollywood dramas with the same subject. Almost all stories from the early settlers has some naive and semi-racist views on the Africans. These opinions are expressed through the characters in "Flame Trees...", but the film/director always manage to argue against them. More than once it ends up with the Europeans learning dignity and humanity from the Africans, whom they feel superior to.

The British family deals very good with some difficult situations in their new home. Other challenges are handled really badly and that's making the story more credible. "Flame Trees..." is intended for a family audience and too much time is spent with Elspeth's love for animals and especially her pet Duiker. The difficult relationship between the two leading African men on the farm is far more interesting than a herd of elephants. The weakest chapters are the ones about animals and the strongest are about relationships and intrigues played out between people. I Dreamed of Africa USA (2000) Hugh Hudson's movie is based on an autobiographic book by Italian Kuki Gallmann ( Order book ). A modern day version of Out of Africa not adding much. A "romantic drama" about a european couples settling in Kenya (in 1972) and their struggles with their new home. A bit of a yawn, as movies trying hard to tell "true stories" often are. Hollywood star Kim Basinger plays Kuki, but is left with nothing to do throughout most of the story. Maybe the real Kuki Gallman is a fascinating/extraordinary person, but we won't know from this movie.

You will learn nothing new about life in Kenya, but you can always enjoy the African scenery. Filmed on location in South Africa and Laikipia, Kenya. Battle of Algiers (La Battaglia di Algeri) Algeria, Italy (1965) The Algerian civil war viewed from both grim sides. The Algerians sought independence as all other African countries in the sixties - and as most other places the French govenment hit back very hard. The shocking and dramatic story is historically correct and brutal. The film has changed many peoples opinions about what was going on in the colonies and it was also easy to draw parallels to the war in Vietnam. When viewed today is difficult not to think about the American involvement in Iraq. Today Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo. Movie reviews Facing Africa Movies about Westerners going to Africa for some reason or another. They characters in these stories often has a lot to learn ...about Africa and about themselves. The movies below shows many different approaches to Africa and are presented in no special order. Man to Man France, South Africa, UK (2005) Epic story of an European Antropologist studying Pygmies in Central Africa at the time of Darwin.

Directed by Regis Wargnier and starring Joseph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas. Coming to cinemas in the spring of 2005. White Hunter Black Heart USA (1990) Directed by Clint Eastwood and this is far better than Dirty Harry. The movie is based on a novel by Peter Viertel. It is about Peter Viertel and John Huston's experiences filming 'The African Queen' on location in Africa. Starring Clint Eastwood as John Wilson/John Huston. Black Hawk Down USA (2001) This is not really a film about Africa -in fact this film is almost without a story at all (The main part of the story is told in title cards). The purpose of the film must be to show how it is to be in war: no reflections or deep insight, but two hours+ of brutality and very bloody killing. The film recreates the disastrous mission in Mogadishu (October 3, 1993) that resulted in the death of 19 American soldiers. The Americans withdrew from Somalia shortly after this incident.

It is briefly mentioned in a end-title card that more than 1000 Somalis were killed in the battle, but this film only shows the Somali population as a faceless screaming, violent, murderous mass. Okay not fair: I guess the movie has a total of about 50 seconds showing scared children and women, a father with dead son and son with a dead father. Director Ridley Scott avoids all the political questions that could have made this into something special. According to the film (and the book behind it), the generals are to blame of the terrible mistakes made on this day. But the horrible ending that insists that we (incl. Somalians) should see the American soldiers as heroes surely brings a bad taste. Technically "Black hawk Down" is impressive and very well made. It was filmed partly on location in Morocco Tears of the Sun (USA 2003) Patriotic, action-war movie about US soldier (Bruce Willis) sent to a Nigeria haunted by unrest and civil war to rescue a self-sacrificing doctor (Monica Bellucci). The professional american soldiers wittness a gruesome massacre on a defenseless village, grows a conscience and decides to do it the American way.

The soldiers decides to help Nigeria even if it isn't "their war" and in the end the African people can thank the Americans for their freedom. The film is also produced "the American way": astonishing photography, grand emotions and lots of explosions and background music. As the tough soldier, Bruce Willis has only one face-expression throughout the film, and he manages to sum up the whole continent in a pseudo-deep one-liner: "God has already left Africa". The movie might be pretty good entertainment if you can look away from everything else, but it is not doing any good to the stereotypic image of Africa which oftens comes from Hollywood. It is very unrealistic and in movies like this, Africans are portrayed simply as weak victims or evil murderers. I don't think there is any reference to a specific war or conflict in Nigeria. USA has plenty of questionable oil interests in the country, but none of this is being touched in the movie and there seem to be no specific reason that Nigeria was chosen as the scene of crime. The movie is directed by Antoine Fuqua and shot on location ...in Hawaii. Manderlay Denmark / Sweden (2005).

"Manderlay" premiered at this years Cannes film festival and is coming to cinemas worldwide in summer 2005. The story is about slavery in Southern USA in the 1930's. A political and provocative movie can be expected as the movie is created by the controversial Danish director Lars Von Trier. It is the second part of his "Grace-trilogy". Nicole Kidman was hired to play the main part as she did in Dogville (2003), but she pulled out due to conflicting shooting schedules. The film is starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Isaach De Bankolé, Willem Dafoe, Danny Glover, Lauren Bacall, Jean-Marc Barr and more. Filmed on location and studios in Denmark and Sweden. Amistad USA (1997) Steven Spielberg's epic drama about the west African slave Cinque and his struggle for freedom, which takes place in an American courtroom. Cobra Verde (Slave Coast) West Germany (1988) The Brazilian bandit "Cobra Verde" is deported to West Africa to reestablish the slave trade. He is doomed to fail, but surprisingly manages to create an army of amazon warriors revolting against the Dahomey king.

This was the last collaboration by director Werner Herzog and the charismatic actor Klaus Kinski who gives a truly mad performance. The story takes place in pre-colonial Ghana and is based on the Bruce Chatwin novel 'the Viceroy of Ouidah'. The fascinating story includes many authentic details about early West African culture. A bit weird, but entertaining with great pictures and scenes with hundreds of extras. Many shots or scenes seems out of place and would normally have been cut from a movie. But still it might be exaclty these images that makes the film worth watching. The story is about the person Cobra Verde. Kinski IS extraordinary to watch in this role, but in fact it is really Africa and all the mysterious sceneries that catch the viewers attention. Filmed on location in Ghana. The Genocide in Rwanda In the past few years a number of films have been made about the genocide in Rwanda. Many of these are really good movies, but hard to watch because of the complete horror they describe. It is obvioulsy good that the genocide is not forgotton and that we all hopefully learn about the mistakes that were made. One could only wish that the same attention would be on the current conflicts in Sudan and eastern Congo.

It can't wait. It is happening NOW! Hotel Rwanda Canada, UK, Italy, South Africa (2004). 'Hotel Rwanda' is difficult to watch due to it's subject, but it is also a very good movie. We are taken (only!) 10 years back in time to the genocide in Rwanda: a million people were slaughtered in only 3 months. The victims were unarmed men, women and children guilty in nothing else than belonging to the "wrong" ethnic group. So... No, it's no fun watching, but actually a touching and important movie that ought to have a big audience. The movie is "designed" to shaming us of the fact that the West didn't do anything to stop the bloodshed until it was too late -and this is exactly what it does. Luckily the director helps the audience through by choosing to tell one of the few positive stories, which actually leaves us with a bit of hope. The movie is based on a true-life Hero: the Rwandese hotel manager, Paul Rusesabagina, who actually managed to save his own family and several hundred other lives against all odds. This was a remarkable achievement and according to this movie Paul Rusesabagina is a truly remarkable man.

He has said that everything shown in the movie is correct and shown exactly as it happened. Paul Rusesabagina opened the doors at the luxury hotel for refugees whether they were Tutsis or Hutus. In the hotel they awaited rescue by the UN forces. But help from the outside world didn’t come to the people of Rwanda, and UN only evacuated the foreigners. Unfortunately I think the film lost a bit of its credibility because of the English dialogue and the American-style of story telling. I would have preferred to have the characters speak French and Kinyarwanda for authencity. I found it a bit too obvious that the film's couple behaved more like an American family than an African in their private relations and I could also have done without most of the music score. I am happy though that the producers dropped their idea of actually casting Wesley Snipes or Will Smith for the leading role (it was actually considered). Don Cheadle IS giving a great performance in the main part. All in all the movie IS very strong and takes complete control of us when we are shown some of the worst and best humans can do to each other. I can't remember the last time i saw an audience so quiet and affected by a movie.

Go see it -or buy it on DVD. But this one is not for children! Starring Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte and Joaquin Phoenix. Directed by Terry George. Filmed on location in South Africa. A few more movies has already been made about the tragedy in Rwanda. "100 Days", "Shooting Dogs" and "Sometimes in April" are all shot on location in Rwanda. The last one directed by Raoul Peck ("Lumumba") will be available on DVD later this year. blackfilm.com | THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND: An Interview with Kerry Washington (September: Main Page * Features * Reviews * Screenings * Teen ) Current Issue * Archive THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND An Interview with Kerry Washington By Wilson Morales September 28, 2006 Kerry Washington continues to strengthen her status as one of the best actresses working today with each role. Having won many accolades for her role in the 2004 Oscar nominated film, “Ray”, which netted co-star Jamie Foxx a gold statue, Washington was later featured in “Mr. & Mrs.

Smith” and had a small but important role in the blockbuster film, “The Fantastic Four”, in which she played the blind artist Alicia Masters. She will reprise her role in the sequel, “The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer”, which is currently shooting in Canada. Earlier this year, she starred with the Wayans Bros. in the comedy film, ‘Little Man”. Her current project has Washington once again playing the role of a real life person in “The Last King of Scotland”. She plays one of the wives to known dictator Idi Amin, played by Forest Whitaker. In speaking to blackfilm.com, Washington talks about her character, and her current projects, which include “I Think I Love My Wife” with Chris Rock. Can you talk about the character you play and how the role came about? Kerry Washington: Kay was Idi Amin’s third wife and she was the youngest of the wives and thought to be beautiful. She was a dancer and formerly educated, which is somewhat rare for an African woman at that time. They made sure that she was a part of the story, which was awesome for me. Why do you think the film focused on this pa rticular wife and not the others?

KW: In real life, Kay was the one who wound up having an affair. It was not with a white doctor; it was with an African doctor, and that’s probably why she’s included in the story, because she was one of the people who defied Amin. She took a dangerous risk having an affair behind his back. Do you think any of Kay’s friends, should they go see this film, would have an objection watching Kay have an affair with a white man, although the character is a composite of many men in Kay’s life? KW: I think the most important question is, “Did Kay have any friends?” I don’t think Kay had any friends. I think people in general would have been furious. I think it would have been very, very scandalous for her. How much research did you do to know everything about Kay? KW: As much as I could. There’s a little bit of writing about her. There are some pictures. I did some research on beauty magazines from Africa, the time, and in Europe to figures out what were the issues that were worth dealing with, and what the clothes were, and the books there were reading, and what were the things they wanted to know about.

I spent time with a woman who was actually Kay’s cousin; a younger cousin. When I spoke to Forest he had mentioned that he wasn’t sure if Idi was the main cause for Kay’s death. How much do you know as what really happened to Kay? KW: There is a lot of scandal regarding her death. It depends on who you talk to. There are sort of three versions of the story. One is that she died of complications during the abortions. She had an affair with the African doctor who performed the abortion. Some people say that she died from complications from the abortion and that he chopped her up and put her in his trunk and that Idi found her there and sowed the pieces back together and displayed it publicly. Some people say that she died from complications from the abortion and that Idi chopped her up and sowed the pieces back together and displayed it publicly. Some people say that she actually made it through the abortion, got home, but was hemorrhaging from the operation and that’s how Idi knew what had happened and that he ordered her death, and had her chopped up and sowed back together.

For me what is it important is not so much what happened in between but that she did in fact have an affair with another man. Regardless of who cut her up, Idi ordered her remains to be sowed back together in the wrong places and displayed for people to see what happens when they commit treason. There was too much of his manhood at stake to talk about the fact that this woman had committed adultery; instead it was he was Uganda and she had committed an act of treason against Uganda. What do you make of Forest’s performance? KW: I think Forest’s performance is absolutely brilliant! Did you see him as Idi Amin? KW: Totally and completely. How was working with James McAvoy? KW: He’s awesome. He’s really talented. He’s got a great work ethic. He’s a gr eat actor and a very easy person to be around. As much as we think we know about Idi Amin, what do you want the audience to know once they finish seeing the film? KW: It’s such a complication question, but I think, for me honestly, and this is what I hope people don’t do.

I think it’s really easy to sit in the theater and go, “Oh my God, that’s horrible, but I would never do that. I would never be a corrupt leader or I would never cheat on my husband or I would never become complicit in crimes against the nation and its people” and yet, when you walk in the world as a human being, people are committing crimes and the whole Enron thing is people having disregard for other people. People do cheat on their spouses sadly. Me, as an American, I have done marches against Iraq. I have spoken out against the war in Iraq and yet I’m a tax-paying American citizen, so in some ways, I am complicit in the murderous actions of my nation against other people. As much as I can sit in that theater and go, “Thank God I’m not like any of those people”, the reality is a different story. Every American that pays taxes… Can we really say that we are that different from McAvoy’s character, Nicholas Garrigan? There are horrible crimes of atrocities that are being committed by our government and what are doing to stop even though we know?

I’m in Vancouver shooting the sequel to “The Fantastic Four” and in Canada, you see those coffins coming home from Afghanistan and Iraq. I was running in the morning on the treadmill and I literally had to stop because when you see those coffins coming home, it changes you as a person. In this country, our government has made it so that we are not allowed to see that reality. In the way that Amin is doing things in secret and committing crimes behind the back of the Ugandan people, our government is killing people and not even letting us see the reality; not even letting participate in that truth so that we can make informed voting decisions based on that truth. As you just mentioned that film you are shooting now, what can you say about the sequel to “The Fantastic Four” and what can we expect from your character? KW: I can’t tell you anything. They printed the script with our names all over it so that if anything leaks, they know exactly where it leaked from. Because I like my job and because I don’t want to fight with (Chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment) Tom Rothman and his studio has produced three of the films that I have coming out, I’m not going to tell you anything.

In fact, I don’t know anything that’s going on in the set because I’m blind, at least my character is. You have another film in the can, “The Dead Girl”. Is that still coming out? KW: It is. It’s actually coming out this year. It was going to come out next year but they are so excited about it over at Lakeshore (Entertainment) that they are really pushing it to come out early next year, maybe January or February and it has an insane cast. I haven’t seen it yet but I’m excited to. What’s the story about and who else is in the film? KW: It has an amazing ensemble piece. It’s myself, Marcia Gay Harden, Brittany Murphy, Toni Collette, Giovanni Ribisi, Rose Bryne, James Franco, it’s insane, Josh Brolin; it’s an incredible cast. It’s a collection of stories that are seemingly unrelated that are in fact related; similar to “Crash” but the tone and subject matter are very, very different. You also have “I Think I Love My Wife” with Chris Rock. How much fun was doing that? KW: It’s a real departure for him.

What I love about the film is that it’s a remake of an old French film, an Eric Rohmer film, a 1972 film called “Chloe In The Afternoon”. He’s done a modern take on t hat story called “I think I love my wife” and it’s exciting because that’s a different material for him and it’s very much a film as opposed to just a movie, but it is a dramedy and it’s smart, which I think is great. With all these films that you are making these days, I seem to see you at different events around the world. How do you find time to travel and balance it with work? KW: A lot of it is for work. My fiancé David (Moscow) and I really took advantage of Uganda when I was there shooting. We traveled a lot. We did a lot when we were there and just this past summer, he was doing a movie in Guatemala, so we were able again to take advantage and explore Central America.

As one of the new faces of L'Oreal Paris, we have been to Europe a lot more, so part of it is that we try to figure where we are going for work and then we make sure we tag on days in the beginning and end. THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND opens on September 27, 2006

Question: The Last King of Scotland was a 2006 movie, that featured which African leader in the storyline?
Answer: Idi Amin