Uganda Gets "Last King"

A worker puts up a large banner promoting the movie "The Last King of Scotland" at Cineplex in Kampala, Uganda, Friday, Feb. 16, 2007. Kampala was gearing up for the premiere of the award-winning film, which portrays the rule of Uganda's brutal dictator Idi Amin.

Invited guests wait to enter the Cinema Hall in Kampala, Uganda on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, for the premiere of the "Last King of Scotland." The stars of the film, including Oscar-nominated actor Forest Whitaker, attended the premiere.

Patrons look at a poster of "The Last King of Scotland" at Cineplex in Kampala, Uganda, Friday, Feb. 16, 2007. Kampala was gearing up for the premiere of the award-winning film which portrays the rule of Uganda's brutal dictator Idi Amin.

The president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, and his wife, Janet Museveni, arrive for the premiere of the movie "The Last King of Scotland," in Kampala, Uganda, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007. The movie portrays the rule of Uganda's brutal dictator Idi Amin.

Forest Whitaker, star of the movie "The Last King of Scotland," is accompanied by his bodyguard as he arrives for the local premiere in Kampala, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007. In an award-winning performance, Whitaker portrays portrays Uganda's brutal dictator Idi Amin.

Forest Whitaker, second right, poses with his co-stars prior to the premiere of "The Last King of Scotland" in Kampala, Uganda, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007. From left are Sam Okello, Abby Mukiibi, Whitaker and James McAvoy.

James McAvoy, left, one of the stars of "The Last King of Scotland," watches Ugandan traditional dancers as he arrives for the premiere of the film in Kampala, Uganda, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007.

Stars of the "The Last King of Scotland" clap for Ugandan traditional dancers as they arrive for the movie's premiere of in Kampala, Uganda, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007. From left are Sam Okello, Abby Mukiibi, Forest Whitaker, and James McAvoy.

Forest Whitaker, star of "The Last King of Scotland" answers media questions in Uganda Feb. 17, 2007. For his portrayal of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, Whitaker has won a Golden Globe, a Critics' Choice Award and awards from the Screen Actors Guild, Boston Society of Film Critics, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics, Los Angeles Film Critics, National Board of Review, National Society of Film Critics, and New York Film Critics.

From left, James McAvoy, star of the movie "The Last King of Scotland," director Kevin MacDonald, and actor Forest Whitaker during a press conference in Kampala, Uganda, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007.

Forest Whitaker, center in white shirt, is received by Chairman of Hope North School Sam Okello, in black shirt, and students of the school in Masindi, Uganda, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. After months waiting to see the Oscar-nominated film "The Last King of Scotland," Ugandans welcomed what they saw as a realistic portrayal of their blood-thirsty former dictator, Idi Amin.

Forest Whitaker, second right, is received by Chairman of Hope North School Sam Okello, right, and students of the school in Masindi, northwest of Uganda's capital Kampala, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. Whitaker gave textbooks to the school, which takes cares of formerly abducted children.

Forest Whitaker plants a tree at Hope North School in Masindi Uganda, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007.

Forest Whitaker poses in front of a large banner of the film "The Last King of Scotland," as he answers questions from journalists in Kampala, Uganda, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007. The stars and director said they were deeply moved by the people of Uganda while filming the fictional account of one of the world's most brutal dictators and were happy to be back in the country for the Ugandan premiere.