15 Feb 2007
War Dance
Three children living in a displacement camp in northern Uganda compete in their country's national music and dance festival.
General Idi Amin Dada
A self portrait.
Filmmaker Barbet Schroeder shows the Ugandan dictator meeting his Cabinet, reviewing his troops, explaining his ideology.
Top Billed Cast
Idi Amin Himself (as Idi Amin Dada)
Fidel Castro Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Golda Meir Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
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