[Amin] This man is going to kill... He's going to kill the president
So Nicholas walks up to that cow, and he shoots it in the head
[Laughing]
On your marks!
Get set!
- Go! - [Cheering]
Amin! Amin!
- Ho! - I won
- [Crowd Chattering] - Hit my hand Yes
- Okay Nicholas - Oh, no, no, no
[Laughing, Chattering]
Before I forget, I need to ask a favor
Anything
I will be in Libya next week
and I need you to attend a meeting in my place
- What kind of meeting? - A simple matter of taste and common sense
I cannot think of anyone better than you
[Clears Throat]
Ah, gentlemen, please Don't get up
The president sends his apologies.
He's been called away... [Clears Throat] on short notice
He's asked me to step in
- And you are? - Nicholas Garrigan, his doctor
- His doctor? - Yes.
- And you are? - I'm the Austrian foreign minister
This is Dr Ramml, one of our leading architects
and Dr Brunner from the Institute of Civil Engineering
Together, we are the first bid
Bid, right
For what precisely?
[Vehicles Passing]
[Airplane Passes Overhead]
I love it
Good choice
Modern, elegant... a symbol of Uganda's future
- Here is where we will have the next Pan-African Congress - [Wasswa] Nice.
My two closest advisors...
Tweedledum and Tweedledee [Laughing]
- Look what Nicholas has designed for me - Nice
- I didn't design anything It was more... - That's nonsense
You have a wonderful eye
Jonah... he has no taste
Look at him. [Laughs]
Even his suits, they look silly
Is that not right, Jonah? [Laughing]
[Speaking African Language]
What is it you want, Jonah?
I have some ministerial papers for your signature
Go
I will sign them later
I do not like the way that man looks at me
Do you think he looks at me strangely?
No No, I can't say that I've noticed
Okay Enlargement of the medial sternum
and reticular nodular lung patterns...
all indicating pulmonary T.B.
- Yeah, but it could be disseminated... - [Explosion]
- What was that? - [Gunfire In Distance]
Makindye Prison... where Obote's people are being held
- [Gunfire Continues] - Can you hear that?
[Man] Dr. Garrigan! Dr. Garrigan!
Please! Come quickly
The president's son is sick.
[Nicholas] What's wrong with him? What's wrong with him?
[Gunfire Continues]
[Engine Racing, Tires Skid]
Can you hear me, child? I'm begging you to stop it. Mackenzie!
- Thank you You can step away - Stop it, Mackenzie Please
- Thank you Your son's epileptic? - I don't know
- What? Has he been like this before? - Yes
Right Can you hold his knees up against his chest?
- Yeah, yeah - If you can do that Okay The other hand back here
- This is Campbell? - It's Mackenzie, Campbell's brother
- Mackenzie? Right - Come on, Mackenzie Come on, baby
Mackenzie, I am Dr Garrigan Okay?
We're gonna sort you out.
- We'll get you to hospital It's gonna be fine - No, no, no
- The president will not allow it - I really think the child...
- You must do what you can do from here - The child has to go to hospital
- Please! Please - [Mackenzie Gasping]
It's okay now, baby Mama's here
Mama is here It's okay Mama's here
- Okay Okay - [Breathing Calms]
There you are. Okay. Okay.
- There we are - Thank you Thank you, Doctor
- I thought I was losing him - It's okay. He's gonna be fine.
[Objects Clattering]
Could you, uh... Could you move the toys from that bed, please?
Could you move the toys from that bed, please?
Ah [Mock Groan]
Big boy Big boy
Here we go
It's okay, baby I'm so sorry
It's okay Don't say sorry
Don't say sorry. [Murmurs]
- This is where you live? - Yes
Why not at State House with the other wives?
Since I had Mackenzie, my husband prefers us to be somewhere more private
That's ridiculous
I think this child has epilepsy.
It's a perfectly treatable condition
- The president does visit you here? - He visits the children, not me
I am a bad omen
[Sniffles]
Okay
Okay, I'm gonna make an appointment for Mackenzie at the hospital
All right?
I will tell the president how helpful you have been
- #[Drumming] - ## [Singing Traditional Scottish Song]
## [Continues]
#[Continues]
#[Ends]
[Applauding, Cheering]
- [Man] Very nice. - [Doorbell Buzzes]
[Doorbell Buzzes]
[Amin] Good morning, Nicholas.
I could not go without thanking you for helping my son...
Don't mention it
and to bring you a small gift
No doctor should be without his ambulance
- [Laughing] - For me?
Yes Come Come This is yours here
- Oh - [Laughs]
Uh-huh? What do you think?
Are you serious? It-It's a fantastic gift
Are you happy now? Eh? Let's try it
You can drive me to the airport I have to fly to Libya on business
- Don't you think that I should get dressed? - Quickly then Quickly
- Now? Right - Yes
I'll just be a minute
- Are you comfortable here? - Yeah, very much Thank you
Ah
So, uh, it... it was Obote's men who attacked the prison, yeah?
- Yes - Right
We heard the gunfire all the way at the hospital
- Yes, and my soldiers, they held them off - Oh, right
We thought we were going to be inundated with casualties.
Do you want to drive your car? I want to see you drive your car
- Okay - Please Come
- Come - Okay Okay
[Laughing]
So, you do not like the way I treat my son
Uh, no No, I don't
Hiding him away like that, it's-it's ruining his life
That boy has everything he wants
Except the treatment that could save him
He has comfort and luxury in life
- Money? Sir, it's no substitute for anything - Nicholas
You have never been poor
What about Kay? Don't you think it's, uh...
Do not speak about things you do not understand
But the way you are concerned
it has touched me, and I will consider
You know, I like this type of frank conversation
Yes I respect your honesty
and your opinion completely.
- Nicholas! - [Man] Stop!
- [Men Shouting] - [Gunfire]
- Shit! Shit! - Drive! Drive
[Gunfire Continues]
Drive past! Drive!
- [Man Shouts] - [Whimpers]
- Drive! - [Shouting]
[Tires Screeching]
[Shouting In African Language]
- [Gunshots] - [Shouting Continues]
Obote's men! I'm sure of it!
If I had not been in your car...
But it is in my dream
- They cannot kill me It is in my dream - [Chatter On Military Radio]
[Murmuring]
Somebody told his men my travel plans.
Somebody is betraying me
I cannot trust... anybody.
I'm surrounded by traitors!
Masanga [African Language]
Nicholas Nicholas
You know Masanga? He is one of my people
He will handle all of my security matters from now on
Yes, sir
- You will take care of me and this country - Yes, sir
Where is Jonah Wasswa? Where is he?
I need my minister
A minister should be by his president's side
- Where is he? - I don't know
And you call yourself my closest advisor?
- Huh? - [Vehicle Doors Slam]
[Man, Amin Speaking African Language]
[Laughs] You see?
These loyal soldiers
already they have captured the criminals
[People Groaning, Whimpering]
- [Groaning, Whimpering Continue] - [Man Shouting]
- [Groaning] - [Speaking African Language]
Do not pity them, Nicholas
These men here, they wanted you dead
Why did you try to kill me?
Huh?
I will not die... until I say!
Look at me! [Shouting In African Language]
[Groans]
[African Language] Obote!
Huh?
You work for him!
Obote! Huh?
That-That drunk, silly man!
You want to kill me for that drunk, silly man?
Huh?
Uganda loves me
because I am loyal
and I am fair
[Groans]
I am your president
[Groans]
Come, Nicholas
This is no place for us.
[Weapons Clack]
- [Water Running] - [Exhales]
[Chattering]
#[Singing]
- ## [Continues] - [Chattering]
#[Continues]
[Chattering]
#[Ends]
[Insects Chirping]
[Nicholas] These I can read you later.
And the rest... The rest are just pro forma papers for you to sign
Um, I left a small list of medical equipment at the end
for my old surgery in Mgambo.
Is there anything else, Nicholas?
Eh?
Nicholas?
It's probably nothing, sir
What?
Nicholas, you are my closest advisor
- [Exhales] - Please.
Tell me what is on your mind.
Last night, I went to the Holiday Inn and had a drink
I saw Jonah Wasswa there speaking to some white guy in the bar
Something about it just didn't seem right.
It's... It's probably nothing
but, uh, you might wanna have a talk with him
Just... Just a talk
Like I say, it's probably nothin'.
Good night, sir
[Children Shouting, Laughing]
- Ah How are you? - Very well How are you?
Very well See you next week
- #[Man Singing Rock] - Would you care for a drink?
[Laughing] That's very good, Mackenzie
- #[Continues] - [Laughing]
Very good. Go show your brother.
- [Continues] - [Water Splashes]
Hiya.
Hiya
[Laughs]
Uh, he's looking much better
Much better
That other one is Campbell
He is the one who got your T-shirt
You're a man of taste
[Child] Mummy! Mummy!
- [Child Chattering] - Please, good-bye
- Mummy! He keeps pushing me! Mummy! - Okay, stop it
Stop it, Mackenzie.
- Dr. Garrigan. Daydreaming? - #[Fades Out]
Well, looking at you, Stone, I certainly hope so
[Chuckling] I wasn't expecting to find you here
I thought you'd be with the president on his trip to London
No, I'm needed here
- I do hope the man hasn't blown up again - Uh, what?
I was reading this article in the Times. I don't know if you've seen it
It seems a high courtjudge who recently ruled against Amin has gone missing.
- Hasn't been seen for five days. - I'm sure there's a perfectly logical explanation.
Well, the thing is, we've been getting reports
up and down the country of the same thing
People speaking out against the regime
just, uh, disappearing
No Look, if you're gonna accuse the president of something, you just come out and say it
- All right? - I was just hoping you might be able
to give us a little clarification
Oh, fuck your clarifications, Stone! Fuck them
You people amaze me
You know, the first sign of an independent African leader actually achieving something
and what do you do?
You spit your dummy because you can't stand the idea that he's done it without you
I know he's maybe a little bit rough, but what do you expect?
Do you think Obote's people are sittin' around waitin' for clarifications?
Look at me
This is Africa You meet violence with violence
Anything else, and you're dead
Well, then perhaps you'd be so kind
as to explain to me the whereabouts of Health Minister Wasswa
What?
Well, he's, uh... he's missing too
But, as you say, I'm sure there's some, uh
perfectly normal explanation
[Clears Throat] I'm, uh, having drinks later
with the man who wrote the article
Perhaps you'd like to join us
and shed some light on the matter
- Fine I will - All right Six o'clockish
- Can I help you? - Yeah, I'm here to see the health minister
- I'm afraid she's busy - [Masanga Speaking African Language]
You were right.
The health minister has gone missing Apparently, he's fled to Tanzania
What? Jonah Wasswa?
[Nicholas] Mmm. [Clears Throat]
It appears he's embezzled several hundred thousand pounds'worth of Ministry funds.
And some people are suggesting that he's joined up with Obote's exiles
- I find that very hard to believe - The man was on the verge...
of sealing a major pharmaceutical deal
[Grunts] Life-saving penicillin for the masses
I should know. I set up the meeting with his South African counterpart...
at, um, the Holiday Inn
So, this embezzlement... is it on the record?
- Yes Yes, it is - And I can quote you in the paper?
- I'm sorry? Quote me? - Not directly, of course
As a government spokesman
Government spokesman?
Aye
[Thunderclap]
[Voices Whispering, Indistinct]
Mr President
I've come to say good-bye
I'm going home
Mr. President?
Boo! [Laughing]
I got you I got him
[Laughing]
Nicholas, meet my body double, Wzenga
Look at him Everything the same
Except... What do you say, Nicholas?
Is he as handsome as me?
- No No, he's not - Aha! You see?
You see? Nicholas agrees. You are much more ugly than me, Wzenga.
[All Laughing]
Look, look, look, Nicholas. I have others also.
All part of Captain Masanga's plan for my security.
[Chuckling] Clever, huh?
Yeah
[African Language]
Nicholas
My Nicholas
What is all this about your going home?
Hmm?
We...
You once told me that you respected me...
'cause I wasn't afraid to speak my mind
Mmm Speak
It's this business with Wasswa
I can't...
It fucking stinks And I can't help coming back to that moment
when I asked you to talk to him
Look, this isn't me
I have to go home now.
You cannot
What?
Your work is not finished here yet.
But I didn't come here to finish anything
You promised to me
that you would help to build a new Uganda
You swore an oath.
The oath is, um...
It's... It's a doctor's oath of confidentiality We all take it
- It's got nothing to do with Uganda - Huh?
Nothing? Nothing comes from nothing
You have a conscience
I know you do
That is why you came here in the first place.
Or are you like all the other British?
Just here to fuck and to take away
No
- No - No
Why else would I trust you with my family?
You are like my own son
I'm Nicholas Garrigan
and I'm from Scotland
That's my home I want to go...
Your home is here
Please
Just, please...
Do not be a silly boy
If you go now, what will they think about you and, uh, Jonah Wasswa?
What are you talkin' about? I said... I said talk to him
Do not pretend to yourself that you did not know
You are a stronger man than that
I didn't want him to die though
But you... you did it
- Why? You want to know why? - Mm-hmm
You did it because
you love me
You have stepped deep into the heart of my country
Uganda
Uganda embraces you
- [Backslap] - Nicholas
Nicholas
What you need is to have some fun
#[Band: African Pop]
#[Group Singing In African Language]
## [Singing Continues]
Hey, Nicholas. Where have you been?
- I want you to meet Betty - Betty
And this here is her sisterJoy
- Joy - Hello
- Joy is going to look after you this weekend
- [Giggles] - Joy...
[African Language]
- All right - All right
- And now, let the games begin - [Murmurs]
- [Blusters] - Yes
Nicholas You did not know we had Ugandan cowboys, eh?
- [All Laughing] - Finance Minister
- [All Laughing] - [Camera Shutter Clicking]
[Amin] Come here.
[Laughing Continues]
All right
#[Drums]
[Woman Laughing]
#[Band: Afrobeat]
[Women Squealing]
Can I have another whiskey, please?
[Chuckling]
Well, let me tell you, Nicholas, you've chosen a fine life.
#[Band Continues]
[Amin's Voice] You want to kill me for that drunk, silly man?
#[Woman Singing]
[Amin's Voice] Nicholas. Nicholas.
[Kay] Dr. Garrigan.
#[Band Continues]
Jesus fucking Christ, you look so lovely
[Laughs]
You know something? I shouldn't be here
I should be in Scotland with my dad
I should be looking after little old ladies, 'cause... 'cause here I've fucked up
Kay, I fucked up I fucked up
Uh-uh, uh-uh Not here
- Walk with me - What?
Walk with me
#[Man Singing Rock]
- [Chattering] - #[Continues]
- I'm fucking doomed - Watch your head
You know he's got go-go dancers after me now?
Where are we going?
I don't know
[Joy] Nicky?
Oh, shit! It's the go-go dancer
- Oh, uh... uh... - Nicky?
In here In here Come on
Just follow me Up here
#[Continues]
- Shh! Shh! - [Laughing]
You be quiet Shh!
[Chuckling]
Oh, fuck it
#[Continues]
[Moaning]
[Gasping]
#[Continues]
#[Fades Out]
He has always been like this
He just chose not to show you until now
Nicholas
You have to find a way to get out
He still listens to me
He cannot trust anybody anymore
I'll wait till things get really bad
They are really bad
- [Chuckles] - Huh?
- [Chuckling] - What?
- Nothing - What?
[Chuckling]
I just had this mad image of me and you sittin'
at my mother and father's dinner table
- Oh [Chuckles] - [Chuckles]
"More stew, Mrs Amin?"
[Chuckles]
Nicholas
You've got to get out
- [Banging On Door] - [Man] To the lake! Everybody to the lake! President's order!
Everybody to the lake! To the lake!
- What is going on? - President's order!
- I don't know - What if somebody saw us?
[Banging On Door]
Okay You just wait two minutes and then come out after me, all right?
Yeah
Go, go, go, go
## [Singing In African Language]
## [Continues]
#[Accordion Fades Out]
[Picture Drops]
[Voices Whispering, Indistinct]
[Exhales] Shit
Dr Garrigan
It's 4:00 in the morning
Can I have a word with you?
- Whiskey? - Okay
They've, uh...
They've taken my passport [Clears Throat]
You were saying that if there was ever anything you could do...
I need to get out of here while I still can
I was hoping you might be able to help in that
- Please - "Please" It's a nice touch
Mmm
Have you any idea what's going on in this country, Dr Garrigan?
Some
In the countryside, they're not even bothering to dig graves anymore
They're simply feeding them to the crocodiles
Right here in Kampala, right under our noses
he's wiped out the entire political opposition
- [Gunshots] - Thousands of Acholi...
and Langi tribesmen from the army.
He's hardly even bothering to cover it up anymore
- [Crying] - [Shouting In African Language]
[Stone] Even members ofhis own cabinet.
Your friend the health minister
[Gunshot]
This man is actually trying to help his country
[Chuckles]
Idi always seems to get it wrong, doesn't he?
Jesus fucking Christ
Get me out of here
You earn your passage first.
Wha-What?
You know what they're calling you?
His white monkey
I'm his doctor
It's not my job to judge the man
"I'm his doctor. '" Is that your defense? How pathetic.
Fuck off, Garrigan
We don't just hand out passports to chimps like you
Particularly not chimps with blood on their hands.
Look, you, I'm a citizen, and I have rights
Fuck your rights You do as I say, or you don't get out of here
You're his doctor You have unprecedented access to him
Obviously, we'd help you with
anything you needed
You want me to kill him?