Movie · 123 min · drm, hst, trl
Young Scottish doctor, Nicholas Garrigan decides it's time for an adventure after he finishes his formal education, so he decides to try his luck in Uganda, and arrives during the downfall of President Obote. General Idi Amin comes to power and asks Garrigan to become his personal doctor.
Where to watch The Last King of Scotland
Available on 9 platforms across 4 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 3 countries, best placed at #263 in Finland.
Available languages
Audio: ES-419, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, PT-BR, Polish, Spanish, Turkish
Subtitles: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, ES-419, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, PT-BR, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
Chart history
The Last King of Scotland has spent 0 days in a top 3, 1 days in a top 10 and 8 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #7.
Cast
Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Simon McBurney, Gillian Anderson, Kerry Washington, David Oyelowo, Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga, Adam Kotz, Barbara Rafferty, David Ashton, Sarah Nagayi, Stephen Rwangyezi, Sam Okelo, Dick Stockley, Chris Wilson, Daniel Ssettaba, Giles Foden, Andrew Williams
Crew
Christine Ruppert (producer), Andrea Calderwood (producer), Suzanne Warren (producer), Kevin Macdonald (director), Ros Borland (producer), Peter Morgan (screenplay), Jeremy Brock (screenplay), Lisa Bryer (producer), Charles Steel (producer)
Awards
1 wins from 8 nominations.
- Academy Award for Best Actor 2007 — won
- European Film Award for Best Cinematographer 2007 — nominated
- European Film Award for Best Film 2007 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Actor 2007 — nominated
- European Film Award for Best Composer 2007 — nominated
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2007 — nominated
- European Film Award for Best Actor 2007 — nominated
- European Film Award for Best Director 2007 — nominated