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Sounds,23 Jul 2025,51 mins,

Idi Amin Part 3: 'Big Daddy' Seizes Power

Real Dictators
Contains graphic violent scenes.

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Amin wages war on Buganda’s king. The administration strengthens its grip on power. But after Obote survives an assassination attempt by mere inches, rumours swirl as to the perpetrator’s identity. Brigadier Amin goes on an army recruitment drive. Soon, Obote must depart Uganda to do business abroad. And when he does, who knows what might happen in his absence... A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson.

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