20 Nov 2023
The Ugandan Quidditch Movement
In Uganda, a new sport is driving social change. The sport is quidditch.
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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