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New York Times: The film is virtually a self-portrait -- both terrifying and sorrowful. Read more
Nathan Rabin, AV Club: An interesting but disappointingly facile look at a man who was both a symptom and the source of unspeakable genocide. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Idi Amin Dada is not a particularly good documentary, but it's often a fascinating one. Read more