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General Amin (1974)
Director: Barbet Schroeder
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From Time Out Film Guide
The only moment of real insight in a rambling and overlong documentary comes at its climax: 'After a century of colonialism' the commentary asks, 'isn't it in fact a deformed image of ourselves that Amin reflects?' It's a highly pertinent question, and one that a film-maker like Godard could have used to shattering effect. Here, however, it arrives as a postscript to a patchy assemblage of footage. The facts presented are disturbing, but Amin himself emerges as a dumber, more naïve, and more boring version of countless Western politicians. 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.Author: DP
Cast & crew
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Producer: Jean-François Chauvel
Cast: Idi Amin Dada full cast
Genre(s): Documentaries
Duration: 90 mins
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