Rise and Fall of Idi Amin (1981)
- Directed by
- Sharad Patel
- Genre
- biographical film, exploitation film
- Country
- Nigeria, United Kingdom, Kenya
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This film tells the story of Idi Amin's brutal rule as president of Uganda. It shows his rise to power and the violence that followed.
biographicalharrowingtensesoberinggraphichistoricalunflinchingdark
What happens
Rise and Fall of Idi Amin, also known as Amin: The Rise and Fall, is a 1981 biographical film directed by Sharad Patel and starring Joseph Olita as Idi Amin. Olita also played Amin in the 1991 film Mississippi Masala. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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