I heard Forest Whitaker studied insects for this role. He also interviewed Idi Amin's family, and other Ugandans and learned some Swahili so he could ad-lib dialog. I know there many who don't like Whitaker, but this role, this hugely loved and hated personality, is his on a plate. He has and deserves to win awards for his portrayal.
I questioned the choice to make a fictional character be a central role in this very horrific factual time and place, but I decided that the Scottish doctor is a necessary mechanism for getting close to Amin. And it works. And it's believable. Scary. Sad.
Scully (Gillian Anderson) makes a sexy appearance.
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