The Last King of Scotland...

Hello!

A bunch of us went to see the movie "The Last King of Scotland" this evening. It is a movie set in Uganda about the rein of the dictator Idi Amin, who killed over 300,000 Ugandans while in power. He was an awful guy. It was a very stirring movie. But what was cool is that it was shot in Uganda... like I have been to the places in the movie. The clips of the people, the food, the dress, the language, the landscape etc. are all pretty accurate of what I see here. So basically what I am trying to say is... if you have the chance to see it in America... GO! It was playing around the time I left to come here, so I'm not sure if it is still in theaters. The movie will give you such a great visual of what I see here. A gentle warning, thought... there are some brutal parts in the movie. Def deserves the "R" rating. So be warned. But let me know if anyone does see it, or has seen it because I'd love to talk about it with you.

Some cool things:
1. alot of it is taped in Kampala, the capital, where we go all the time.
2. our doctor that we go see was in the movie... this funny British guy
3. a professors wife here was an extra, along with one of our fellow honours college students
4. the airport scene was taped in Entebbe- where we landed when we arrived
5. you can hear the name "mzungu" used a bunch... the name they call all us white folk
6. in one scene Idi Amin is eating food with his hands... and its all the exact food I eat every single day, along with the rest of Uganda.

Be well, everyone. Talk to you soon!