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The Mauritanian

2021Age guide: 15+

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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…

★ 7.4/10 · 1,374 TMDB audience ratings

Starring

  • Tahar RahimMohamedou Ould Slahi
  • Jodie FosterNancy Hollander
  • Benedict CumberbatchLt. Stuart Couch
  • Shailene WoodleyTeri Duncan
  • Zachary LeviNeil Buckland
  • Langley KirkwoodSergeant Sands
  • Saamer UsmaniArjun
  • Corey JohnsonBill Seidel

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Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers

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Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots: Based on the New York Times best-selling memoir “Guantánamo Diary” by Mohamedou Ould Slahi, “The Mauritanian” tells the true story of a man… Read full review

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