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Watch this film listed below and observe and record intercultural communication issues.
The Last King of Scotland
Comment on any insights gained related to worldview and culture, conflicting values, intercultural conflict, culture shock, misunderstandings, and the stages of intercultural communication competence.

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Hi and thank you for using Brainmass. The solution below should get you started. In this particular task, you are asking for help in putting together a movie review. I suggest using this simple outline:

1. Movie Specifics
2. Summary - 100 words
3. Worldview & Values insights via scenes - 150 words
4. Intercultural communication, conflicts, etc - 150 words
5. Notes/Reflection - 100 words
6. Resources

This should yield 500 words or more which should cover what you need. You can use the listed resources to further explore the topic. You can also leave a message via the feedback section if you need further clarification. All the best with your studies.

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Movie Review

Title: The Last King of Scotland
Director: Kevin McDonald
Screenplay : Jeremy Brock & Peter Morgan based on the 1998 book 'The Last King of Scotland' by Giles Foden
Starring: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Simon McBurney and Gillian Anderson
Production: DNA Films and Filmfour
Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Year: 2006/2007

Synopsis (Into Film, 2006) - "Forest Whitaker gives an Oscar-winning performance as Idi Amin, the Ugandan liberator turned brutal dictator, who slaughtered his own citizens and political opponents during the 1970s. Seen through the eyes of the fictional Nicholas Garrigan, a young idealistic doctor from Scotland, what starts off as an assignment of a lifetime soon descends into the stuff of nightmares. This is a riveting but frightening story of power gone mad, opening up questions about politics and corruption which remain ...

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