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Amin -- The Rise and Fall

R 1981 1h 41m Drama List
Reviews 56% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
Dictator Idi Amin Dada (Joseph Olita) rules Uganda with a mad and murderous zeal from 1971 until his overthrow and forced exile in 1979.

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Eddie Harrison film-authority.com ...it's compelling to watch a film so contemporaneous as a primary source... Rated: 3/5 Apr 8, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member AMIN THE RISE AND FALL is a non stop thrill ride sure to please everyone. an ultra-bloodbath ,very interesting story of the late eastern african dictator who is killing people left and right. a few loose ends but still satisfying. I recommend it. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member A bit dated, but good account of Amin's reign. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member It shows Amin in all his ridiculousness. I suppose it captures certain truths and it's important for the world to know what kind of a dictator he was. That said, it's not terribly unique or interesting. It's what one would expect. It never grabs you emotionally and worst of all, it never gets too nasty. It's all pretty tame. The heads in the freezer is probably the most shocking moment. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review bill t Craxy assed movie about yes, the rise and fall of Idi Amin. None of this was talked about during "The Last King Of Scotland!". Actually, imagine that movie, and imagine it as a late 70's exploitation movie, and that's what you have, Bodies flying all over the place, extreme bad acting and just puzzling set pieces make this a definite curio. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Perhaps a bit comical and over dramatic (cannibalism, decapitated heads in the freezer, so on) but still quite disturbing seeing as how some of these things DID happen and the fact that they cost the lives of innocent people at the hand of a childish, incompetent, sadistic tyrant is quite disturbing. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member An exploitation movie about Amin!!!The Trailer was awesome but the film didn't live up to the hype. Too bad. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Dictator Idi Amin Dada (Joseph Olita) rules Uganda with a mad and murderous zeal from 1971 until his overthrow and forced exile in 1979.
Director
Sharad Patal
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 41m