elsewhere in the star studded cast jodie foster is nancy hollander, the lawyer who takes on salahi s case with assistant terri duncan, played by big little lies star shailene woodley, and benedict cumberbatch is liutenant colonel stuart couch, tasked with tying salahi to terrorist atrocities. i ve never been part of a conspiracy but i m starting to think that this is what it must feel like to be on the outside of one. i m sorry, what exactly are you accusing me of? one of the challenges faced by director kevin macdonald, whose career has shifted between fiction and documentaries, is how to make the mauritian s revelations of torture more dramatic, when many viewers will already be well aware of what went on at guantanamo. it s an endeavour in which he is hugely aided by rahim s riveting central performance, which lends a very personal edge to the proceedings, drawing us deep into the nightmare of salahi s individual ordeal, allowing us to see the world through his eyes. bei
dramatic, when many viewers will already be well aware of what went on at guantanamo. it s an endeavour in which he is hugely aided by rahim s riveting central performance, which lends a very personal edge to the proceedings, drawing us deep into the nightmare of salahi s individual ordeal, allowing us to see the world through his eyes. being here, i m. i m like a statue! ironically, for all the horrors of his imprisonment, the mauritanian works best as a portrait of an unbreakable spirit, of someone who came through this ordeal and survived. while both the story and the filmmaking may be somewhat familiar, rahim s performance lifts this out of the ordinary. the mauritanian is on amazon prime video now. a couple of weeks ago, i reviewed locked down, a heist caper made on the fly during the pandemic by director doug liman. it was fine, unremarkable, but kind of fun. the same cannot be said of chaos walking, a bloated sci fi epic which liman originally shot back in 2017, and wh
of his imprisonment, the mauritanian works best as a portrait of an unbreakable spirit, of someone who came through this ordeal and survived. while both the story and the film making may be somewhat familiar, rahim s performance lifts this out of the ordinary. the mauritanian is on amazon prime video now. a couple of weeks ago i reviewed locked down, made on the fly during the pandemic and it was fine but fun. the same cannot be said of chaos walking, a bloated sci fi epic which doug liman shot back in 2017 which is only now crawling out on digital nearly four years later, presumably in the hope that no one will notice. there was a terrible crash. adapted from a popular ya source by patrick ness, author of the brilliant a monster calls, chaos walking plays out on a colonised planet where the men can all hear each other s thoughts. an interesting idea that owes a debt to the books and radio shows of douglas adams, but which is here visualised with a silly purple fog that looks
the women s six nations gets underway today. it was delayed by the pandemic but is now taking centre stage. can england retain their title? they face scotland in the opening game this afternoon. good morning. a dry day ahead with some sunshine, particularly in the north and west. cooler and cloudier in eastern england. all the details coming up on breakfast. it s saturday 3rd april. our top story: care home residents in england will be allowed two regular visitors indoors from the 12th of april in a further relaxation visitors will also be able to bring babies and young children with them, meaning some residents could meet grandchildren for the first time. charlotte wright has this report. it has been an agonising year for those with relatives locked down in care homes. but last month, as restrictions started to ease, some were able to hold their loved ones hands for the first time since the start of the pandemic. now from the 12th of april, more family members will be reuni
hello. thanks forjoining us on sportsday this evening. plenty to pack into the programme for you as manchester city continue to march towards yet another premier league title there s no stopping england in the women s six nations. it s a new look tournament but same old on the pitch for the defending champions and we ll show you how the boat race swaps the choppy waters of the thames for a more tranquil setting in cambridgeshire. champions cup rugby, scottish cup football and the super league on the way too but let s start in the premier league where manchester city look to be cruising towards a fifth title. they showed little signs of rustiness after the international break, brushing aside third place leicester 2 0. for sergio aguero it was his first game since it was announced city s all time leading goalscorer would be leaving at the end of the season. jim lumsden has more.. who could fill his boots? names were bandied around. the boss employs a straight face and says we