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Dealing with the forever prison of America s forever wars.
The Guantánamo conundrum never seems to end.
Twelve years ago, I had other expectations. I envisioned a writing project that I had no doubt would be part of my future: an account of Guantánamoâs last 100 days. I expected to narrate in reverse, the episodes in a book I had just published,
The Least Worst Place: Guantánamoâs First 100 Days, about â well, the title makes it all too obvious â the initial days at that grim offshore prison. They began on January 11, 2002, as the first hooded prisoners of the American war on terror were ushered off a plane at that American military base on the island of Cuba.
Helena Zengel: The Rising Star
If the Oscars reflect classic gender stereotypes, does that mean women have an edge in typically female categories like costume design or makeup? This year, they do: far more women have been nominated in both categories. A look at the past, however, shows more women may have been nominated in costume design with a ratio of 302:221 but men dominate makeup and hairstyling with 168:108.
Thanks to the ongoing pandemic?
So how did two female contenders get nominated for Best Director? Some observers say that was simply due to the coronavirus pandemic. The release dates of blockbusters with Oscar all-stars like Steven Spielberg s
Shailene Woodley on why she signed legal drama The Mauritanian
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Shailene Woodley. Image Source: IANS News
Los Angeles, April 7 : Hollywood actress Shailene Woodley has shared the reason she said yes to the film The Mauritanian .
The upcoming legal drama, , based on true events, delves into the life of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, an innocent man captured by the US government. Imprisoned for years without trial at Guantanamo Bay, he finds unlikely allies in a defence attorney and her trusted associate.
On what made her accept the role, Woodley said: To have the opportunity to be part of this story that is so real and so true for a few individuals, specifically Mohamedou, and to get it out into the consciousness of so many Americans and people around the world, I felt like it was part of my responsibility as an actor.