General Idi Amin Dada
“A self portrait.”
Documentary
Filmmaker Barbet Schroeder shows the Ugandan dictator meeting his Cabinet, reviewing his troops, explaining his ideology.
VIBE
A chillingly direct look at a dictator's self-presentation. It feels like peering into the abyss, a disquieting mix of the absurd and the terrifying, offering a raw, unfiltered glimpse of unchecked power.
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