General Idi Amin Dada: Self Portrait
Criterion/Voyager (1974)
Comedy, Family, War, Documentary
USA / English / Color / 90 min
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| Cast | |
| Idi Amin | Himself |
|---|---|
| Fidel Castro | Himself |
| Golda Meir | Herself |
| Crew | View More ↓ |
| Director | Barbet Schroeder |
|---|---|
| Writer | Barbet Schroeder, Amin Jensen |
| Producer | Charles-Henri Favrod, Jean-Pierre Rassam |
Plot
Uganda's dictator, General Idi Amin Dada, accepts a foreign crew's request to interview and film him. He talks to the camera about his outreach to Arab nations, his goal of eradicating Israel, his views on economic policy, and his views of Nixon, Kissinger, and other world leaders. We also see him dressing down his ministers at a cabinet meeting (two weeks after this meeting, the foreign minister, whom Amin criticizes here, is murdered), supervising a war-game simulation of an invasion of Israel, visiting a village, and addressing a conclave of Ugandan physicians.
Editions
| Barcode | Format | Region | Release | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 037429166529 | DVD | 1 | 2002-05-14 | |
| 5060000402131 | DVD | 1 | 2007-05-14 |

