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Sounds,16 Jul 2025,40 mins,

Idi Amin Part 2: Warlord In-Waiting...

Real Dictators
Contains some violent scenes.

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The curtain falls on the British Empire in Africa. Uganda is free. Idi Amin becomes the right-hand man of the nation's new leader, Milton Obote. Committing unspeakable atrocities against civilians, Amin dodges the law and sets himself up as a rogue arms dealer. Obote had better watch his back. A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson.

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