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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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