The Mauritanian

About The Mauritanian

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.

The Mauritanian is a 2021 thriller film directed by Kevin Macdonald. The film is filed under prisoner, falsely accused, interrogation, and confession.

Tahar Rahim takes the lead as Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Jodie Foster as Nancy Hollander, Benedict Cumberbatch as Lt. Stuart Couch, and Shailene Woodley as Teri Duncan. At 129 minutes long, it arrived in February 2021.

The screenplay is by Michael Bronner and Rory Haines. It was produced by 30WEST, BBC Film, and Shadowplay Features. It is adapted from a novel. In the United States it streams on Philo.

Oppenheimer, The Great Escape, and Papillon make useful companions to The Mauritanian. TMDB voters put it at 7.4 out of 10 across 1,369 votes and it carries a R rating.