The Man Who Ate His Archbishop's Liver...? (2004)

Produced and filmed as the former Ugandan despot lay on his deathbed, this compelling and timely documentary investigates the brutal life and murderous legacy of one of the most infamous dictators of modern times. Often described as a murderous buffoon, Idi Amin ruled Uganda with an iron fist throughout the 1970s, allegedly killing as many as half a million people. He was toppled from power in 1979, but in many ways his shadow hangs over Uganda to this day. In this programme, filmmaker Elizabeth C. Jones travels through Uganda to discover what people think of the most notorious Ugandan of all. She gains extraordinary access to Amin's friends and former colleagues and - for the first time in a television documentary - with the Amin family. She ends up in Amin's home town - the only Westerner to attend his funeral - and is taken aback to discover a place still infected with nostalgia for the Amin era. This gripping, darkly funny film raises important questions about how history is rewritten if and when brutal dictators are not forced to account for their crimes.