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General Idi Amin Dada

A self portrait.
A self portrait.
Documentary - 1974
General Idi Amin Dada
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7.3
80%
N/A
Filmmaker Barbet Schroeder shows the Ugandan dictator meeting his Cabinet, reviewing his troops, explaining his ideology.
Director:
,
Barbet Schroeder
Cast:
,
Idi Amin
,
Fidel Castro
,
Golda Meir

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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
29 May 1974
Country:
FR, CH
Languages:
English, French, Swahili
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
N/A

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Idi Amin Dada is not a particularly good documentary, but it's often a fascinating one.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
rotten:
An interesting but disappointingly facile look at a man who was both a symptom and the source of unspeakable genocide.
– Nathan Rabin,
AV Club,
30 May 2001
rotten:
Occasionally, and surprisingly, the man seems prepared to laugh at himself: one of the few unexpected features in an otherwise profoundly depressing and exploitative film.
– ,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
The film is virtually a self-portrait -- both terrifying and sorrowful.
– ,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
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