The Mauritanian

20212021
RR
2h 9min

7.4/10

Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.

Director
- Kevin Macdonald
Writers
- Michael Bronner(screenplay by)
- Rory Haines(screenplay by)
- Sohrab Noshirvani(screenplay by)
Stars

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Awards
- 3 wins & 15 nominations total

Jodie Foster and Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian (2021)

Jodie Foster and Benedict Cumberbatch in The Mauritanian (2021)

Jodie Foster, Kevin Macdonald, and Shailene Woodley in The Mauritanian (2021)

Kevin Macdonald in The Mauritanian (2021)

Kevin Macdonald and Tahar Rahim in The Mauritanian (2021)

Kevin Macdonald and Benedict Cumberbatch in The Mauritanian (2021)

Benedict Cumberbatch in The Mauritanian (2021)

Director
- Kevin Macdonald
Writers
- Michael Bronner(screenplay by) (screen story by)
- Rory Haines(screenplay by)
- Sohrab Noshirvani(screenplay by)
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Based on the NY Times best-selling memoir "Guantánamo Diary" by Mohamedou Ould Slahi, this is the true story of Slahi's fight for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years. Alone and afraid, Slahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander and her associate Teri Duncan who battle the U.S. government in a fight for justice that tests their commitment to the law and their client at every turn. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by a formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Colonel Stuart Couch, uncovers shocking truths and ultimately proves that the human spirit cannot be locked up. —STXfilms

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Genres
- Drama
- Thriller
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for violence including a sexual assault, and language
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
Despite playing a Mauritanian, Tahar Rahim is of Algerian descent.

Goofs
When Mohamedou asks detainee 'Marseille' in French if the place Marseille is located at sea (la mer), the subtitles wrongly translate 'la mer' as 'ocean'. Marseille is located at the Mediterranean Sea.

Quotes
Nancy Hollander: Well, when I defended someone charged with rape, nobody called me a rapist. When I defended someone charged with murder, nobody dug around my backyard. But when someone is accused of terrorism, people like you seem to think that that's different. It's not. When I stand by my client and I insist that he get a fair hearing, I'm not just defending him, I'm defending you and me. The constitution doesn't have an asterisk at the end that says : "Terms and conditions apply."

Connections
Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Failed Oscar Bait Movies of 2020 (2021)

Soundtracks
Makam Vaghou
Written and Performed by Noura Mint Seymali

Top review

8/10

These fellas r the brothers of Joseph Mengele n Shiro Ishii.

In 1967, Martin Seligman, a Ph.D. student in psychology, conducted an experiment that involved delivering electric shocks to dogs in various states of restraint. The goal was to assess whether inescapable pain could condition an animal into "learned helplessness," whereby it simply accepts its fate.

Thirty-five years later, the then United States government drew inspiration from this experiment in its approach to interrogating terror suspects.

But it was the United States judicial system n few good men that gave the suspects a fair trial n justice.

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