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A highly balanced plot neither minimizes the true story of a 9/11 suspect nor undermines its effectiveness by indulging in impassioned monologues. The aim is to build the audiences outrage without preaching.

NEW YORK (CNS) -- The fact-based film The Mauritanian (STX) doesnt adhere to the conventions of a legal drama or a police procedural. Instead, it focuses on the moral implications of the struggle to free a falsely accused prisoner -- with brilliant results.

The first thing I did after watching “The Mauritanian” was head to my desktop Globe to locate the exact location in Africa of Mauritania, a country of which I’d never heard. Answer: Northwest coast, just below Western Sahara, just above Senegal. Its there that this riveting and discomfiting film begins, in November, 2001 – a couple of months after 9/11. That’s when Mohamedou Slahi (Tahar Rahim) is visited by local police at a family party, is forced to leave with them and, before anyt...

Loading the player... WATCH: Jodie Foster makes rare appearance with wife at Golden Globes "Oh my god, are you kidding me?! I think you made a mistake. Im a little speechless," she exclaimed as she broke into laughter with Alexandra. "I just never expected to be here again." Jodie and Alexandra were married in April 2014 after a year of dating. The photographer was previously in a relationship with Ellen DeGeneres, while Jodie was in a longterm relationship with Cydney Bernard from 1993 until ...

OtakuKart February 28, 2021 A legal crime-drama with quite a retelling of history. That’s “The Mauritanian” for you which was released in a few US theatres last week. Directed by Kevin Macdonald who is known for some impressive documentaries, tells the story of Mohamedou Ould Salahi and his experience in US custody for 14 years. Starring Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Shailene Woodley, and Benedict Cumberbatch, the movie is quite a talented studded. On a screenplay written by M.B. Traven, Ror...

It’s unusual when lesson planning involving compelling issues of national importance can encompass the imminent release of a major motion picture like "The Mauritanian." It’s even more unusual when the film boasts A-list actors like Jodie Foster and Benedict Cumberbatch, and an acclaimed director like Kevin Macdonald. That was the reality this week when the production company supported an advance virtual screening of the film for the FSU community Wednesday. Before the screening, Marin...

The horrors of 9/11 and the clamor to bring those responsible for the attacks to justice dominated much of the news in the early 2000s. Few people not in the

SHARE How The Mauritanian harrowingly captures one man’s wrongful imprisonment in Guantanamo Bay on the big screen French-­Algerian actor Tahar Rahim reveals the lengths he went to when portraying the real-life story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi Jodie Foster, left, as Nancy Hollander and Shailene Woodley as Teri Duncan in The Mauritanian. Tahar Rahim as Mohamedou Ould Salahi in The Mauritanian. Jodie Foster as Nancy Hollander and Shailene Woodley as Teri Duncan in The Mauritanian. Benedict Cumber...

The Mauritanian ** 1/2 Its often the case that movies based on true stories offer a glimpse of the real-life characters at the end. In The Mau ...

The Mauritanian Is Unsatisfying Awards Season Fodder Directed by Kevin Macdonald Starring Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster, Shailene Woodley, Benedict Cumberbatch Published Feb 26, 2021 5 Somehow, March 2021 is already upon us, and in true hellscape fashion, were only halfway through an awards season that is already a month or so too long. Inevitably, this time of year brings a crop of films designed to garner attention and, more importantly, nominations by using a familiar approach. Harrowing David v...