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General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait
Directed by
Barbet Schroeder
Not Rated
1976
90m
[Documentary](/on-demand/category/documentary)
7.3
80%
79%
7.0
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A documentary on the military dictator of Africa's Uganda.
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Cast of General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait
Idi Amin
Himself (as Idi Amin Dada) / Music
Fidel Castro
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Golda Meir
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barbet Schroeder
Director / Writer
Jean-Pierre Rassam
Producer
Jean-François Chauvel
Producer
Charles-Henri Favrod
Producer
Néstor Almendros
Director Of Photography
Denise de Casabianca
Editor
Dominique Auvray
Assistant Editor
Antoine Petitjean
Sound Mixer
Alain Sempé
Sound
General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait Ratings & Reviews
InSession Film
Brian Susbielles
Amin on the surface looks like a buffoon, a cartoon character like Chaplin in The Great Dictator, but the evil he brought is undeniable.
Film Frenzy
Matt Brunson
In a frightening modern context that brings to mind our own country's current leader, Idi Amin comes across as soulless, narcissistic, infantile, and very, very dangerous.
United Press International
David Dugas
One comes away wishing that in 90 minutes it somehow had been able to tell a great deal more about the general and why 10 million Ugandans have endured him this long.
Los Angeles Free Press
Ruth Batchelor
So the film comes off as a comic opera of a big man playing little boy soldier.
From the Front Row
Mattie Lucas
A haunting portrait of authoritarian egocentricity that should serve as a cautionary tale to future generations.
The Retro Set
Nathanael Hood
...a crucial examination of a tyrant...
FanboyNation.com
Sean Mulvihill
It's an illuminating examination of the egotism behind evil. Given a blank canvas, Amin can only create a self-portrait that is of a brutal and ugly monster yearning to be loved, painted devilish red and dripping with the blood of the innocent.
Nonfics (Substack)
Daniel Walber
General Idi Amin Dada is still evocative because it is still bizarre.
New York Times
The film is virtually a self-portrait -- both terrifying and sorrowful.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Idi Amin Dada is not a particularly good documentary, but it's often a fascinating one.
Apollo Guide
Kurt Dahlke
Schroeder's film hypnotically transmits horrific humour and intelligence in an effective manner.
Old School Reviews
John A. Nesbit
'Knowing how ruthless and psychotic General Idi Amin Dada is makes Schroeder's documentary all the more compelling.
MovieMartyr.com
Jeremy Heilman
A fascinating historical document and an absurd portrait of fascist power run amok.
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
a fascinating and unnerving look at a mass murderer playing the role of the good leader
Filmcritic.com
Christopher Null
Fascinating
AV Club
Nathan Rabin
An interesting but disappointingly facile look at a man who was both a symptom and the source of unspeakable genocide.
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