Who is Nicholas carrigan?

Answer 1

Nicholas Carrigan is a fictional character in the film "The Last King of Scotland". In the film, Carrigan (played by James McAvoy) is a young Scottish Doctor Who arrives in Uganda at the time of the British sponsored coup that ousted President Obote and replaced him with Idi Amin. Through an accidental meeting - where Carrigan is required to treat Amin's hand at a roadside accident, the young doctor becomes physician to President Amin - as well as a senior Presidential advisor. The story then deals with Carrigan's gradual realisation of the bloody nature of Amin's regime ... and his own complicity. The film involves Carrigan in several fictional events, against a fairly realistic background of increasing violence and fear, climaxing with his agonising (but fictional) ordeal - and eventual escape - amidst the hostage crisis at Entebbe Airport.