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03/09/08
General Idi Amin Dada (1974)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:9
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Synopsis: A portrait of the inadvertently comic but bloodthirsty Dictator of Uganda. Features an accordion soundtrack performed by the dictator himself.
Director: Barbet Schroeder
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Reviews for General Idi Amin Dada
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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.
02/09/06
Top CriticNo review available.
08/14/05
The film is virtually a self-portrait -- both terrifying and sorrowful.
05/09/05
Top CriticIdi Amin Dada is not a particularly good documentary, but it's often a fascinating one.
10/23/04
Top CriticNo review available.
06/04/04
Schroeder’s film hypnotically transmits horrific humour and intelligence in an effective manner.
09/26/02
'Knowing how ruthless and psychotic General Idi Amin Dada is makes Schroeder's documentary all the more compelling.
07/19/02
A fascinating historical document and an absurd portrait of fascist power run amok.
07/04/02
a fascinating and unnerving look at a mass murderer playing the role of the good leader
06/13/02
Fascinating
05/25/02
An interesting but disappointingly facile look at a man who was both a symptom and the source of unspeakable genocide.
05/30/01
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