Movie
The Mauritanian
2021R2h 9m7.4 / 10
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about The Mauritanian
Cast
Tahar RahimMohamedou Ould Slahi
Jodie FosterNancy Hollander
Benedict CumberbatchLt. Stuart Couch
Shailene WoodleyTeri Duncan
Zachary LeviNeil Buckland
Langley KirkwoodSergeant Sands
Saamer UsmaniArjun
Corey JohnsonBill SeidelCredits
- Directed by
- Kevin Macdonald
- Written by
- Michael Bronner, Sohrab Noshirvani, Rory Haines, Michael Bronner
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Box office
- $7.5M
Production
30WESTUnited States
Topic StudiosUnited States
STXfilmsUnited States
SunnyMarchUnited Kingdom
BBC FilmUnited Kingdom- Shadowplay FeaturesUnited Kingdom
Themes
based on novel or bookbased on true storyconfessionfalsely accusedguantanamo bayinterrogationlawyerprisoner
