Uganda boosted by Amin film
Posted at 8:02 AM (PDT) on Friday, July 15, 2005

From BBC News:

The Ugandan film industry has been given a great boost by the decision to make the film of Giles Foden's book The Last King Of Scotland in the country, its actors have said.

The film, which centres on the life of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, is currently in production in Kampala.

While it stars big-name Hollywood actors Gillian Anderson and Forest Whitaker, it also features a number of Uganda's top actors - such as Abbey Mukiibi, who plays Masanga, Idi Amin's right-hand man.

"We needed something to show the world we can act," Mukiibi told BBC World Service's The Ticket programme.

"We saw this as a break for us Ugandan artists to go out onto the international scene and prove we can do it.

"We're also proud to be part of our history, proud to be doing something for the good of our nation, proud to be part of a cast featuring alongside international Hollywood stars.

"But the biggest thing was that we wanted to prove a point to people - that movies can be done be in Uganda."

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