The Mauritanian
DramaThriller
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.
🎬 DirectorKevin Macdonald
📅 Release2021-02-12
🌍 CountryUnited States of America, United Kingdom
🗣 LanguageArabic, English, French, German
🏢 Studio30WEST, Topic Studios, STXfilms
🗳 Votes1,246
🔥 Popularity2
💵 Revenue$7,527,030
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🎭 Cast
Tahar Rahim
Mohamedou Ould Slahi
Jodie Foster
Nancy Hollander
Benedict Cumberbatch
Lt. Stuart Couch
Shailene Woodley
Teri Duncan
Zachary Levi
Neil Buckland
Langley Kirkwood
Sergeant Sands
Saamer Usmani
Arjun
Corey Johnson
Bill Seidel
Matthew Marsh
General Miller
David Fynn
Kent
André Jacobs
Judge Robertson
Meena Rayann
Wafa
Arthur Falko
Guard
Stevel Marc
Poulson
Robert Hobbs
Captain Collins
🎥 Crew
Co-ProducerDonald Sabourin
Original Music ComposerTom Hodge
ScreenplayRory Haines
ScreenplaySohrab Noshirvani
Executive ProducerDaniel Steinman
Executive ProducerMichael Bloom
Executive ProducerDan Friedkin
BookMohamedou Ould Slahi
Costume DesignerAlexandra Byrne
HairstylistFrances Mathias
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🏷 Keywords
prisonerbased on novel or bookfalsely accusedwar on terrorconfessionguantanamo baybased on true storylawyertortureinterrogationsleep deprivation
💬 Reviews
If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com As I wrote in countless other reviews of the same genre, I mostly enjoy movies "based on a true story" since these almost always accomplish my main expectations: to be enlightened on an event or subject matter I didn't know (much) about. The real-life story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi was obviously unk…
Based on the New York Times best-selling memoir “Guantánamo Diary” by Mohamedou Ould Slahi, “The Mauritanian” tells the true story of a man who spent 14 years of his life imprisoned without charges at the notorious United States military detention facility. The film is a standard legal drama that focuses more on the man and his case rather than the atrocities that were levied against him.…
Emotionally powerful thanks to the great actors (especially Rahim) and with a gripping true story, ‘The Mauritanian’ exceeds expectations, even if the overall film could have been a bit more polished. 9/10…
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