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The Mauritanian

The Mauritanian

20217.42h 9m

Overview

The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center without charges for over a decade and sought help from a defense attorney for his release.

Directed by Kevin Macdonald
Written by Sohrab Noshirvani, Rory Haines, Mohamedou Ould Slahi
Produced by Leah Clarke, Adam Ackland, Benedict Cumberbatch
Box Office0Revenue: $7.5M

Top Cast

Tahar Rahim

Tahar Rahim

Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Nancy Hollander

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Lt. Stuart Couch

Shailene Woodley

Shailene Woodley

Teri Duncan

Zachary Levi

Zachary Levi

Neil Buckland

Langley Kirkwood

Langley Kirkwood

Sergeant Sands

Saamer Usmani

Saamer Usmani

Arjun

Corey Johnson

Corey Johnson

Bill Seidel

Matthew Marsh

Matthew Marsh

General Miller

David Fynn

David Fynn

Kent

Themes & Keywords

prisonerbased on novel or bookfalsely accusedwar on terrorconfessionguantanamo baybased on true storylawyertortureinterrogationsleep deprivation

About The Mauritanian

The Mauritanian is a drama, thriller film released in 2021 exploring themes of prisoner, based on novel or book, falsely accused, war on terror, confession, guantanamo bay. Directed by Kevin Macdonald, it stars Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch. The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center without charges for over a decade and sought help from a defense attorney for his release.

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