The Mauritanian
2021 · Movie · R · 129 min · ★ 7.4 · 64% critics
A man is held for years in a military detention facility without being formally charged. As his case drags on, a defense team takes on the fight for a fair hearing, digging through limited information while confronting the human cost of detention and the pressure surrounding national security.
Based on Guantanamo Diary
Also known as Guantanamo Diary · Prisoner 760
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Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-02-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (1,294 votes)
- Box office
- $7,527,030
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a serious, anger-and-sadness-inducing legal drama about detention and human rights, with strong performances; Not for you if you dislike slow procedural stretches or intense torture depictions, like in Snowden.
Pros: gripping true-story hook; strong lead performances; thought-provoking legal fight | Cons: slow, drawn-out pacing; familiar courtroom beats; tough abuse scenes
Themes
- prisoner
- based on novel or book
- falsely accused
- war on terror
- confession
- guantanamo bay
- based on true story
- lawyer
- torture
- interrogation
- sleep deprivation
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Actor · 2021 · nominated
Cast & crew
Tahar Rahim
as Mohamedou Ould Slahi
Jodie Foster
as Nancy Hollander
Benedict Cumberbatch
as Lt. Stuart Couch
Shailene Woodley
as Teri Duncan
Zachary Levi
as Neil Buckland
Langley Kirkwood
as Sergeant Sands
Saamer Usmani
as Arjun
Corey Johnson
as Bill Seidel
Matthew Marsh
as General Miller
David Fynn
as Kent
Directed by Kevin Macdonald