General Idi Amin Dada
First screened in May 2012
Director: Barbet Schroeder. Documentary about the infamous Ugandan military dictator, blending archival footage with direct interviews. Screenplay: Barbet Schroeder.
Twitter Capsule: Amin's paradoxes engrossing enough to save a doc that often remains stuck on discomfiting but opaque surfaces

Photo © 1974 Figaro Films/Mara Films
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B


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