The Mauritanian: Tahar Rahim as Mohamedou Ould Salahi
Damon Smith
The Mauritanian also stars Shailene Woodley as Teri Duncan and Jodie Foster as Nancy Hollander
THE MAURITANIAN (15, 129 mins) Drama. Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Shailene Woodley, Benedict Cumberbatch, Corey Johnson, Denis Menochet. Director: Kevin Macdonald.
Released: April 1 (streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime Video)
COMPASSION, humanity and basic civil rights become collateral damage of the so-called 'war on terror' in director Kevin Macdonald's legal drama.
Based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi's harrowing memoir Guantanamo Diary, written during detention on Cuban soil, The Mauritanian coolly details Slahi's horrifying ordeal, which saw him held without charge for 14 years and subjected to sleep deprivation and torture.