The John Akii Bua Story: An African Tragedy (2008)

Actors: Chiwetel Ejiofor (actor), John Battsek (producer), Crispin Buxton (producer), Daniel Gordon (director), Daniel Gordon (writer), Daniel Gordon (producer), Andrew Ruhemann (producer), Heather Fenoughty (composer), Michael Wawuyo (miscellaneous crew), Michael Wawuyo (actor), Peter Haddon (editor), Richard Klein (producer), Richard Haines (miscellaneous crew), Peter Odeke (actor), David Moore (producer),

Plot: At the Munich Olympics of 1972, John Akii Bua, from the impoverished African country of Uganda, powered round the inside lane in the 400m hurdles, past the English favourite, and reigning Olympic Champion David Hemery, to win the gold medal, 10m clear of the field. John Akii Bua had become the first African to win gold in an event under 800 metres. He was also the first man to break the 48 seconds barrier in the 400 metre hurdles, an event so gruelling its nickname is 'The Mankiller'. This is the story about that amazing triumph - and what happened next. David Hemery retired to respectable fame and fortune, later becoming president of the UK's athletics federation. John Akii Bua returned to a Uganda carving the name of its military "President", Idi Amin, into genocidal notoriety. This is a film about the pinnacle of athletic achievement - and the search to discover what followed. 'The John Akii Bua story: An African Tragedy' is the story of one man, and of Africa itself; its glory, potential - and tragedy.

Genres: Documentary,

The Last King of Scotland (2006)

Actors: Kerry Washington (actress), Gillian Anderson (actress), Matt Curtis (miscellaneous crew), Robert Easton (miscellaneous crew), Tessa Ross (producer), Cathy Doubleday (miscellaneous crew), Forest Whitaker (actor), James McAvoy (actor), Gero Brugmann (miscellaneous crew), Kevin Macdonald (director), David Oyelowo (actor), Peter Morgan (writer), Alex Heffes (composer), Andrea Calderwood (producer), Katherine Butler (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: In the early 1970s, Nicholas Garrigan, a young semi-idealistic Scottish doctor, comes to Uganda to assist in a rural hospital. Once there, he soon meets up with the new President, Idi Amin, who promises a golden age for the African nation. Garrigan hits it off immediately with the rabid Scotland fan, who soon offers him a senior position in the national health department and becomes one of Amin's closest advisers. However as the years pass, Garrigan cannot help but notice Amin's increasingly erratic behavior that grows beyond a legitimate fear of assassination into a murderous insanity that is driving Uganda into bloody ruin. Realizing his dire situation with the lunatic leader unwilling to let him go home, Garrigan must make some crucial decisions that could mean his death if the despot finds out.

Keywords: 1970s, abortion, adultery, africa, airplane, airplane-hijacking, airport, ambush, architect, architectural-model
Genres: Biography, Drama, History,
Taglines: Charming. Magnetic. Murderous.

Quotes:

Nicholas Garrigan: Why are you doing this?::Djonjo: Frankly, I don't know. You deserve to die. But dead, you can do nothing. Alive, you might just be able to redeem yourself.::Nicholas Garrigan: I don't understand.::Djonjo: I am tired of hatred, Doctor Garrigan. This country is drowning in it. We deserve better... Go home. Tell the world the truth about Amin. They will believe you; you are a white man.

Nicholas Garrigan: I didn't want him to die though.::Idi Amin: But you did it. Why? You want to know why?::Nicholas Garrigan: Yes.::Idi Amin: You did it because you love me.

Idi Amin: What you need, is to have some fun.

Idi Amin: You dare try to poison me? After everything I gave you? I am Idi Amin! President-for-life and ruler of Uganda. I am the father of Africa.::Nicholas Garrigan: You're a child. You have the mind and ego of an angry, spoiled, uneducated child. And that's what makes you so fucking scary.

Kay Amin: You must find a way to get out.

Idi Amin: I want you to tell me what to do.::Nicholas Garrigan: You want ME to tell YOU what to do?::Idi Amin: Yes, you are my advisor. You are the only one I can trust in here. You should have told me not to throw the Asians out, in the first place.::Nicholas Garrigan: I DID!::Idi Amin: But you did not persuade me, Nicholas. You did not persuade me!

Idi Amin: [to crowd at rally] I know who you are and what you are. I am you!

Idi Amin: You see. You are a doctor and a philosopher. Yes, I do have a good life now. Please, please. Sit here. I come from a very poor family, I think you should know this. My father left me when I was a child. The British Army; became my home. They took me as a cleaner, in the kitchens, cleaning pots. They used to beat me. [imitating British] "Beat this wall, Amin." "Dig the latreen, Amin." And now, here I am. The President of Uganda. And who put me here, huh? It was the British.

Idi Amin: Before I forget, I need to ask you a favor.::Nicholas Garrigan: Anything.::Idi Amin: I will be in Libya next week, and I need you to attend a meeting in my place.::Nicholas Garrigan: What kind of meeting?::Idi Amin: A simple matter of taste and common sense. I cannot think of anyone better than you.

Idi Amin: They take you to a tree and hang you by your skin. Each time you scream the evil comes out of you. Sometimes, it can take three days for your evil to be spent. Pull him up.

Simon (2004)

Actors: Bjarne Henriksen (actor), Bjarne Henriksen (actor), Anders Matthesen (actor), Søren Hauch-Fausbøll (actor), Louise Mieritz (actress), Grethe Mogensen (actress), Jimmy Jørgensen (actor), Jimmy Jørgensen (actor), Jimmy Jørgensen (actor), Morten Hauch-Fausbøll (actor), Jannie Høeg (actress), Morten Hauch-Fausbøll (actor), Nikolaj Cederholm (director), Nikolaj Cederholm (writer), Marie Tourell Søderberg (actress),

Plot: Comedy stage show portraying the legendary Danish multi-millionaire 'Simon Spies' (qv) who lived quite an unusual life in the 70's and 80's, filled with sex, ladies, booze, drugs, business, and airplanes. A man who constantly played around with the medias.

Keywords: airplane, airport, business, businessman, celebrity, champagne, character-name-in-title, doctor, joke, millionaire
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Musical,

Ali (2001)

Actors: Bruce McGill (actor), Gailard Sartain (actor), Giancarlo Esposito (actor), Ted Levine (actor), Steven Randazzo (actor), Paul Rodriguez (actor), Michael Dorn (actor), LeVar Burton (actor), Jamie Foxx (actor), Barry Shabaka Henley (actor), Vincent De Paul (actor), Joe Morton (actor), Leon (actor), Will Smith (actor), Ron Silver (actor),

Plot: In 1964, a brash new pro boxer, fresh from his olympic gold medal victory, explodes on to the scene, Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self confidence with his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. To his credit, he sets out to prove that with his highly agile and forceful style soon making him a formidable boxer who soon claims the heavyweight championship. His personal life is no less noteworthy with his allegiance to the Nation of Islam, his friendship with the controversial Malcolm X and his abandonment of his slave name in favour of Muhammad Ali stirring up controversy. Yet, at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test with the military draft rules are changed, making him eligible for military induction during the Vietnam War. Despite the fact that he could easily agree to a sweetheart deal that would have meant an easy tour of duty for himself, Ali refuses to submit on principle to cooperate in an unjust war for a racist nation that treated his people so poorly. The cost of that stand is high as he finds himself unable to legally box in his own country while his case is contested in court. What follows is a battle for a man who would sacrifice so much for what he believes in and a comeback that would cement his legend as one of the great sports figures of all time.

Keywords: 1960s, 1970s, adultery, africa, african-american, african-american-protagonist, african-americans, airplane, american-broadcasting-company, american-flag
Genres: Biography, Drama, Sport,
Taglines: Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. Forget What You Think You Know The Champ is here!

Quotes:

Sonji: Are you a virgin?::Muhammad Ali: What do you mean "Am I a virgin"?

Drew 'Bundini' Brown: God don't love us! We be.

[fighting George Foreman]::Muhammad Ali: Is that all you got?

Muhammad Ali: Gonna get me some Champ Burgers.

Belinda: Don King talks black, lives white and thinks green.

Muhammad Ali: Yeah, I know where Vietnam is; it's on TV. Southeast Asia? It's there, too?

Muhammad Ali: Ain't no Vietcong ever called me nigger.

Drew 'Bundini' Brown: Free ain't easy. Free is real. And real's a motherfucker.

Muhammad Ali: Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see.

Muhammad Ali: Damn Don you crazy. You must have studied the whole "D" section of the dictionary.

Mississippi Masala (1991)

Actors: Roshan Seth (actor), Anjan Srivastav (actor), Sharmila Tagore (actress), Mira Nair (director), Mira Nair (producer), Roberto Silvi (editor), Denzel Washington (actor), Mohan Agashe (actor), Sarita Choudhury (actress), Charles S. Dutton (actor), Mira Nair (actress), Lydia Dean Pilcher (producer), Sherrill Smith (miscellaneous crew), Ranjit Chowdhry (actor), Michael Nozik (producer),

Plot: An Indian family is expelled from Uganda when Idi Amin takes power. They move to Mississippi and time passes. The Indian daughter falls in love with a black man, and the respective families have to come to terms with it.

Keywords: africa, african-american, asian-american, bicultural, community, cultural-assimilation, cultural-difference, cultural-misunderstanding, culture-clash, culture-shock
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance,
Taglines: Passion. Tradition. Mix It Up. Romeo and Juliet had it easy.

Quotes:

Jammubhai: I'm ashamed of you! I am so ashamed of you!::Anil: [referring to Meena's family] Why do you always take their side? I worked hard for this motel and I am *not* running a charity!::Jammubhai: Anil, you have become American.::Anil: So what? I'm living in America! You don't like it? Then go back to India!

Okelo: You gave an interview on BBC saying that Amin was evil. Are you mad? What about Kinnu? What about Meena? Do you ever think of them?::Jay: What should I have done? Remain silent? That is the coward's way!::Okelo: Don't talk to me about cowards! That's what you are. You're not leaving because you're scared to leave. You are scared of leaving Uganda.::Jay: Why should I go? Why should I go? Okelo, this is my home.::Okelo: Not anymore, Jay. Africa is for Africans. *Black* Africans.

Meena: [after Jay and Kinnu discover her and Demetrius's relationship] What about me? What about me? I've never asked you for anything! Never expected anything! I'm 24 years old, and I'm still here! Stuck *here!* You think I'm happy? I love him. That's not a crime, is it?::Kinnu: You call this love? When all you have done is bring such shame upon our heads?::Meena: I didn't do anything! *They* barged in!::Jay: Don't answer back! At least have the decency to be sorry!::Meena: I am sorry about this mess, but I'm not sorry I'm in love with him.

Williben Williams: What's wrong with you, boy? Don't you know the rules?::Demetrius Williams: Daddy, I didn't do nothing wrong.::Williben Williams: Mr. Morgan helped you get that loan to start up this business. Now, how am I going to be able to show my face around them after this?::Aunt Rose: That Mr. Morgan, he didn't give his own money. All he did was recommend Demetrius to the bank! See, all you and the rest of them want is for him to know his place and stay in it! But the days of slavery, they're over, Williben!::Dexter Williams: Yeah, boy!::Aunt Rose: *Hush!*::Dexter Williams: [falls silent]

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

Actors: Nicholas Worth (actor), Robert K. Weiss (actor), Lawrence Tierney (actor), Curt Gowdy (actor), Leslie Nielsen (actor), O.J. Simpson (actor), Tim McCarver (actor), Joe Grifasi (actor), John Houseman (actor), Dick Enberg (actor), Ricardo Montalban (actor), George Kennedy (actor), Mel Allen (actor), Joyce Brothers (actress), 'Weird Al' Yankovic (actor),

Plot: A re-run of many of the gags from the original TV series 'Police Squad'. An Airplane type spoof, this time with the an incompetent lieutenant (Drebin) who always 'gets his man'. Visual gags come thick and fast, and it's impossible to catch them all with one viewing. The plot.. Queen Elizabeth II of England is coming to town, and Vincent Ludwig has plans to assassinate her using a brainwashed baseball player.

Keywords: 1980s, absurdism, airbag, anaheim-angels, aquarium, assassin, assassination-attempt, ballpark, baseball, baseball-game
Genres: Comedy, Crime,
Taglines: The Villain. Even Mother Teresa wanted him dead. You've read the ad, now see the movie!

Quotes:

Frank: It's true what they say: Cops and women don't mix. It's like eating a spoonful of Drano; sure, it'll clean you out, but it'll leave you hollow inside.

Jane: I've heard police work is dangerous.::Frank: It is. That's why I carry a big gun.::Jane: Aren't you afraid it might go off accidentally?::Frank: I used to have that problem.::Jane: What did you do about it?::Frank: I just think about baseball.

Frank: It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.::Jane: Goodyear?::Frank: No, the worst.

Frank: Just think; next time I shoot someone, I could be arrested.

Frank: It's fourth and fifteen and you're looking at a full-court press.

Mayor: Drebin, I don't want anymore trouble like you had last year on the South Side. Understand? That's my policy.::Frank: Yes. Well, when I see 5 weirdos dressed in togas stabbing a guy in the middle of the park in full view of 100 people, I shoot the bastards. That's *my* policy.::Mayor: That was a Shakespeare-In-The-Park production of "Julius Caesar", you moron! You killed 5 actors! Good ones.

Frank: I'm telling ya, the answer's up there in Ludwig's office. Call it what you will. A hunch, woman's intuition. That guy Ludwig knows a lot more than he's telling us.::Ed: A hunch won't stand up in court, Frank. Where are your hard facts?::Frank: Look. He's the only one outside of ourselves who knew that Nordberg was still alive. Next thing we know, some thug tries to knock Nordberg off in the hospital.::Ed: That may be, but breaking into Ludwig's office, you're takin' a big chance.::Frank: I know. You take a chance getting up in the morning, crossing the street, or sticking your face in a fan.

Frank: Jane, since I've met you, I've noticed things that I never knew were there before... birds singing, dew glistening on a newly formed leaf, stoplights.

Frank: Wilma, I promise you; whatever scum did this, not one man on this force will rest one minute until he's behind bars. Now, let's grab a bite to eat.

Frank: Interesting... almost as interesting as the photographs I saw today.::Jane: I was young! I needed the work!

Rise and Fall of Idi Amin (1981)

Actors: Jonathan Ross (actor), Keith Palmer (editor), André Maranne (actor), Geoffrey Keen (actor), Christopher Gunning (composer), Tony Sibbald (actor), Louis Mahoney (actor), Alf Joint (actor), Thomas Baptiste (actor), Leonard Trolley (actor), Sharad Patel (producer), Sharad Patel (director), Peter Harvey (miscellaneous crew), Martin Okello (actor), Rick Anderson (actor),

Plot: This biographical movie begins with a short blurb about Uganda, followed by the joyous scenes surrounding Amin's military takeover from Milton Obote. He goes about arresting and torturing the rebels. In his freezer he keeps the heads of his rivals and says: "It is a Kaqwa way. I talk to them". Amin then goes about having Asians expelled from Uganda saying: "Uganda is for Ugandas. There will be no more Shahs and Patels. Let them swim back." After the infamous 1976 Entebbe hostage situation where Israeli commandos make a daring rescue of their citizens who were taken into Uganda on a hijacked plane, Amin has Dora Bloch (the only hostage the Israelis couldn't liberate) killed. Amin then goes on to believing he is the 'Hitler of Africa' and promises that he will actually erect a statue in honour of his namesake "in the middle of Kampala". Amin becomes a rather childish and sick psychopath who mixes voodoo, rape, torture, and dancing. He says things like: "I am the best lover of Africa", "I'm big daddy" and "I am greater than Mohammed Ali". He practices cannibalism and takes part in motor rallies. He has rebels killed and dumped into the river Nile and is responsible for the deaths of about 150,000 people. Amin also changes allies with every new season, courting the British and Israeli's and then spouting some marxist rubbish to please the Soviets. He tries to charm some departing Russians at the airport with some of the worst played accordion in history. Later he takes to Islam and when he finds his circle of friends rapidly diminishing is left with a motley bunch of eager beaver Libyans. There is a failed assassination attempt on his life. In 1977 he invaded Tanzania, loses the war and narrowly manages to escape to Saudi Arabia.

Keywords: africa, airport, amputation, archbishop, asian, atrocity, attempted-rape, black-magic, blood, brutality
Genres: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War,
Taglines: The rage of a maniac... the rape of a people!

Quotes:

Idi Amin: Nobody makes fool of me: Big Daddy!

Idi Amin: Give him, and all of them V.I.P treatment!

Idi Amin: Next time you address me, you will call me Al Hajji Idi Amin Dada, Field Marshal, MC, DSO, CBE - the Conqueror of the British Empire!

Malyamungu: [adressing Idi Amin at an army parade] And now I present to you, the Life President of the Republic of Uganda, His Excellency, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Al Hajji, Field Marshal, Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, CBE.

Dingetjie & Idi (1977)

Actors: Dirk de Villiers (director), Dirk de Villiers (producer), André Scholtz (producer), Gerrie van Wyk (editor), Tobie Cronje (actor), Peter Henkel (editor), Trix Pienaar (actress), Pieter Geldenhuys (actor), Rika Sennett (actress), Anna Cloete (actress), Bill Curry (actor), Louw Verwey (actor), Pieter-Dirk Uys (actor), Pieter-Dirk Uys (writer), Fanie Bekker (actor),

Genres: Comedy,

Mes nuits avec... Alice, Pénélope, Arnold, Maud et Richard (1976)

Actors: Gérard Kikoïne (editor), Claude Mulot (miscellaneous crew), Karine Gambier (actress), Claude Mulot (writer), Cyril Val (actor), Didier Philippe-Gérard (director), Francis Leroi (producer), Jean-Louis Vattier (actor), Carmelo Petix (actor), Jack Gatteau (actor), Richard Allan (actor), Charlie Schreiner (actor), Gérard Kikoïne (actor), Jacques Insermini (actor), Daniel Trabet (actor),

Genres: Adult,