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Forest Whitaker

From Davos, HARDtalk meets one of Hollywood's best known actors, Forest Whitaker. How far is he concerned that his portrayal of Idi Amin played into racist stereotypes of Africans?

HARDtalk's Zeinab Badawi speaks to humanitarian activist and one of Hollywood's best known and versatile actors, 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 2017 07:30GMT
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Presenter Zeinab Badawi
Interviewed Guest Forest Whitaker

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