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Forest Whitaker, Actor

Zeinab Badawi speaks to Forest Whitaker. How far is he concerned that his portrayal of Idi Amin played into racist stereotypes of Africans and their continent?

Zeinab Badawi speaks to humanitarian activist and actor Forest Whitaker. One role for which he won numerous accolades, including an Oscar for best actor, was his portrayal of the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland. But how far is he concerned that his portrayal of Idi Amin played into racist stereotypes of Africans and their continent?

30 minutes

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Sat 18 Feb 201700:30GMT
BBC News Channel BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD only

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PresenterZeinab Badawi
Interviewed GuestForest Whitaker

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