Forest Whitaker plays the charismatic African dictator to the hilt. Forest Whitaker portrays Ugandan President Idi Amin in ’The Last King of Scotland.’ Whitaker is among favorites to get best-actor ...

KAMPALA, Uganda, Feb. 26 -- She was 11 time zones away from Hollywood, but movie buff Marion E. Busingye could not wait to see if "The Last King of Scotland" -- a rare and terrifying look at Uganda's ...

Three stars (out of four) "The Last King Of Scotland" is a powerful film with tense, edge-of-your-seat scenes and fantastic performances. Forest Whitaker is simply magnificent as the President of ...

Read up on the latest The Last King of Scotland News, Reviews and Features from the team at Collider. Forest Whitaker deserved an Oscar for this one. The audience can feel Idi Amin's distrust and ...

Adapted from a novel by Giles Foden, this compelling UK drama features a titanic performance by Forest Whitaker as Idi Amin, the brutal dictator who terrorized Uganda throughout the 70s. A fictional ...