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The Mauritanian

Name: The Mauritanian
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2021
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch, Shailene Woodley, Zachary Levi

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.

2021 · Directed by Kevin Macdonald · 129 min · Drama · Thriller · 10 frames

Crew

Screenplay: Sohrab Noshirvani, Rory Haines, Michael Bronner
Cinematography: Alwin H. Küchler
Edited by: Justine Wright
Music: Tom Hodge
Production design: Michael Carlin
Produced by: Leah Clarke, Adam Ackland, Benedict Cumberbatch, Christine Holder

Cast

Tahar Rahim as Mohamedou Ould Slahi
Jodie Foster as Nancy Hollander
Benedict Cumberbatch as Lt. Stuart Couch
Shailene Woodley as Teri Duncan
Zachary Levi as Neil Buckland
Langley Kirkwood as Sergeant Sands
Saamer Usmani as Arjun
Corey Johnson as Bill Seidel
Matthew Marsh as General Miller
David Fynn as Kent

Production

Country: United States of America, United Kingdom
Language: German, French, English, Arabic
Studios: 30WEST, Topic Studios, STXfilms, SunnyMarch
Box office: $7,527,030
Themes: prisoner, based on novel or book, falsely accused, war on terror, confession, guantanamo bay, based on true story, lawyer, torture, interrogation

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