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General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait
1974 90m Not Rated
Documentary
7.4
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A documentary on the military dictator of Africa's Uganda.
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Directed By
Barbet Schroeder
Written By
Barbet Schroeder
Studio
Le Figaro
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Mara Films
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Cast of General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait
Idi Amin
Himself (as Idi Amin Dada)
Fidel Castro
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Golda Meir
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait Reviews
FanboyNation.com
Sean Mulvihill
It's an illuminating examination of the egotism behind evil. Given a blank canvas, Amin can only create a self-portrait that is of a brutal and ugly monster yearning to be loved, painted devilish red and dripping with the blood of the innocent.
Nonfics
Daniel Walber
General Idi Amin Dada is still evocative because it is still bizarre.
MovieMartyr.com
Jeremy Heilman
A fascinating historical document and an absurd portrait of fascist power run amok.
The Retro Set
Nathanael Hood
...a crucial examination of a tyrant...
Apollo Guide
Kurt Dahlke
Schroeder's film hypnotically transmits horrific humour and intelligence in an effective manner.
Old School Reviews
John A. Nesbit
'Knowing how ruthless and psychotic General Idi Amin Dada is makes Schroeder's documentary all the more compelling.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Idi Amin Dada is not a particularly good documentary, but it's often a fascinating one.
From the Front Row
Mattie Lucas
A haunting portrait of authoritarian egocentricity that should serve as a cautionary tale to future generations.
Filmcritic.com
Christopher Null
Fascinating
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
a fascinating and unnerving look at a mass murderer playing the role of the good leader
Film Frenzy
Matt Brunson
Despite ample ceremonial footage (much of it apparently at Amin's insistence) that grows tedious, this is nevertheless an effective peek into the mind of the dangerous dictator.
AV Club
Nathan Rabin
An interesting but disappointingly facile look at a man who was both a symptom and the source of unspeakable genocide.
United Press International
David Dugas
One comes away wishing that in 90 minutes it somehow had been able to tell a great deal more about the general and why 10 million Ugandans have endured him this long.
Los Angeles Free Press
Ruth Batchelor
So the film comes off as a comic opera of a big man playing little boy soldier.
InSession Film
Brian Susbielles
Amin on the surface looks like a buffoon, a cartoon character like Chaplin in The Great Dictator, but the evil he brought is undeniable.
New York Times
The film is virtually a self-portrait -- both terrifying and sorrowful.
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