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The Mauritanian: Directed by Kevin Macdonald. With Tahar Rahim, Nouhe Hamady Bari, Saadna Hamoud, Mohamed Yeslem Mousse. Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.
- (63K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Kevin Macdonald
- 2021-03-02
JIM'S REVIEW: (RECOMMENDED) Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Tahar Rahim) stands accused of terrorism and defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Jodie Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Shailene Woodley) fight for his freedom in Kevin McDonald's impassioned but slightly flawed film, The Mauritanian.
Feb 12, 2021 · “The Mauritanian” opens in November 2001 with the arrest of Salahi (Rahim) but then jumps to 2005, when Nancy Hollander (Foster) agrees to force the government to charge the man with something.
Feb 12, 2021 · Directed by Kevin Macdonald and based on the NY Times best-selling memoir "Guantánamo Diary" by Mohamedou Ould Slahi, this is the inspiring true story of Slahi's fight for freedom after being...
- (219)
- Kevin Macdonald
- R
- Jodie Foster
35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com. 91. The Playlist Christian Gallichio. In the end, The Mauritanian is an efficient procedural that condemns the Bush-era treatment of detainees more effectively than any other recent narrative film.
The must-watch, shocking, real-life story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi is told through a formulaic yet efficient screenplay, placing the spotlight on Tahar Rahim’s exceptional, award-worthy performance....
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The Mauritanian is a 2021 legal drama film based on the memoir of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, [5] a Mauritanian man who was held from 2002 to 2016 without charge in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, a United States military prison.
