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Because I was playing Idi Amin, who dealt with the colonisation issue, I became aware of this internalised conflict of what it means to be torn between cultures, what it means to be taken over by other cultures.
Forest Whitaker
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Forest Whitaker
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: July 15
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