The Last King of Scotland (Widescreen Edition) James McAvoy (Actor), Forest Whitaker (Actor), Kevin Macdonald (Director) While the device could seem hackneyed, it's instructive here, for the film never lets viewers forget that the doctor comes to Africa to "play the white man," as Amin puts it, careless and self-indulgent. Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s. The Last King of Scotland: getting away scot-free with genocide Kevin Macdonald's 2006 film has stereotypical British imperialists and skips lightly over the worst that happened in … In the novel, Scotsman Nicholas Garrigan tells the tale of how he came to be Idi Amin 's personal physician and of his subsequent adventures. Introduction Giles Foden's The Last King of Scotland, published in 1998 to high praise from critics, is a novel encompassing both historical fact and fiction. The Last King of Scotland is a 2006 British historical drama film based on Giles Foden's novel The Last King of Scotland (1998), adapted by screenwriters Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock, and directed by Kevin Macdonald.The film was a co-production between companies from the United Kingdom and Germany. Directed by Kevin Macdonald. Celtic kings from the unification of Scotland 1005: Malcolm II (Mael Coluim II). Kings and Queens of Scotland from 1005 to the Union of the Crowns in 1603, when James VI succeeded to the throne of England. The Last King of Scotland is a novel by journalist Giles Foden, published by Faber and Faber in 1998. He acquired the throne by killing Kenneth III (Cinaed III) of a rival royal dynasty. Harrowing and provocative, THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND traces the rise of Idi Amin by taking the perspective of the young Scottish doctor. Jaffar Amin, Idi's son, has spoken out on the issue since the film depicting his father, The Last King of Scotland, was released in 2006. Set in Uganda in the 1970?s, The Last King of Scotland is a compelling mix of fact and fiction that depicts Idi Amin (Whittaker) as one of the most powerful dictators of our time. With James McAvoy, Forest Whitaker, Gillian Anderson, Kerry Washington. The story is based upon the bloody dictatorship of Idi Amin played by Forest Whitaker in Uganda in the 1970s. "The Last King of Scotland" is only loosely based on a book of the same name, which itself is only loosely based on the truth. You wouldn’t think it but The Last King of Scotland is an odd couple buddy film that goes completely wrong. The Last King of Scotland is a fictional novel about Uganda and the rise and fall of Idi Amin as told through the eyes of the protagonist, Dr. Nicholas Garrison. Focusing on the rise of Ugandan President Idi Amin and his reign as dictator from 1971 to 1979, the novel, which interweaves fiction and historical fact, is written as the memoir of a fictional Scottish doctor in Amin's employ.