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Captured by the U.S. Government, Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Tahar Rahim) languishes in prison for years without charge or trial. Losing all hope, Slahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Jodie Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Shailene Woodley). Together they face countless obstacles in a desperate pursuit for justice. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Colonel Stuart Couch (Benedict Cumberbatch), eventually reveals a

The Serpent, Rahim has a remarkable talent for bringing warmth to the most pained characters by opening his luminescent eyes or through perceptive facial movements. He does this to tremendous effect playing a man who once fought alongside the Mujahideen against the Soviets. He gives Mohamedou a dose of humanity, while also leaving some room for doubt over his involvement, or lack thereof, in heinous crimes. Somehow, he makes Slahi obstinate, but also warm and courteous. He makes us want to beli...

‘The Mauritanian’: Film Review David Rooney The Mauritanian, based on the best-selling memoir Guantánamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who spent 14 years incarcerated at the U.S. Naval Base in Cuba without ever being charged with a crime. Macdonald is an exceptional documentary maker ( Touching the Void) with a more uneven track record in narrative features ( The Last King of Scotland is probably strongest among them), and this legal procedural remains strangely flat, des...

This painfully worthy adaptation of former inmate Mohamedou Ould Salahi’s diary stars only good guys, and is hand-wringingly self congratulatory

A politically charged legal thriller with only an intermittent pulse. TWITTER 2/19/2021 Jodie Foster and Benedict Cumberbatch star as lawyers on opposing sides of a habeas corpus case in Kevin Macdonalds drama based on the memoir of a longtime Guantánamo Bay detainee, played by Tahar Rahim. Kevin Macdonald has sensational nonfiction material in The Mauritanian, based on the best-selling memoir Guantánamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who spent 14 years incarcerated at the U.S. Naval Base i...

24 movies to watch in 2021 Todays best articles Daily business briefing Solving COVID newsletter It might be tempting the universe to present you with, well, something to look forward to. I say that because rereading my list of the most anticipated movies of 2020 is a sort of ironic survey of an industry in turmoil: now we have the hindsight to know of the shooting schedules that would be scrambled, the release dates that were delayed (and then delayed again). We know that theaters would sit da...

The Mauritanian tells the story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held in the notorious prison for 14 years without charge or trial

comments A new trailer for the tense legal drama The Mauritanian was released by STXFilms on Friday, ahead of its release in February. Depicting the true story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi (played by Tahar Rahim), the film stars Jodie Foster as defence attorney Nancy Hollander, and the tense clip opens with her visiting him in Guantanamo Bay and saying shed like to defend his case. Mohamedou, who was held in the detention centre without charge, stands accused of being one of the recruiters for the ...

Campbell Law alumnus portrayed in upcoming feature film ‘The Mauritanian’ RALEIGH — What would you do if you found out that one of your alumni was going to be portrayed in a movie by Oscar-nominated actor Benedict Cumberbatch? If you’re Campbell Law School Dean J. Rich Leonard, you ask if there is a scene in the movie in which Cumberbatch could possibly wear a shirt bearing the Campbell University logo. And then you make sure that shirt gets into the hands of the filmmakers, who just ha...

Tahar Rahim plays real-life Guantanamo detainee Mohamedou Ould Slahi in "The Mauritanian." (STX) 10 Dec 2020 Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald looks at the dark side of the war on terror, a new military legal thriller now set for release in February 2021. The movie is based on the real-life story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a Mauritanian citizen arrested after 9/11 for alleged terror connections. Tahar Rahim ("The Looming Tower") plays the title role, and Jodie Foster and Shailene Woodley st...