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Critic Brian Tallerico
rated 5

t is an old-fashioned drama through and through, with some impressive acting...

Read full review at Roger Ebert
Critic Leah Greenblatt
rated 7

...we get to watch billboard-size luminaries like Jodie Foster and Benedict Cumberbatch do the reckoning.

Read full review at Entertainment Weekly
Critic Roger Moore
rated 5

The performances, the scenes recreated, the dialogue and the detail immerse us in this case even if we get lost here and there.

Read full review at Movie Nation
Critic Simran Hans
rated 6

...the real-life story is enraging, and it’s fun to see Benedict Cumberbatch’s morally conflicted military prosecutor lock horns with Foster’s icy human rights lawyer.

Read full review at The Guardian
Yulian Karapetkov
rated 9

Great one! An interesting short documentary on the case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH-h3h22Hck

2 years ago
Edward Lindqvist
rated 8

Just makes one appreciate the rule of law in the end I guess…

2 years ago
Critic Jeffrey M. Anderson
rated 6

...Rahim (best known for the Oscar-nominated French movie A Prophet) is strikingly good.

Read full review at Common Sense Media
Critic Sebastian Ahokas
rated 6

Ett par starka skådespelarinsatser och en i grunden intressant handling räddar filmen.

Read full review at Filmtopp

Cast & Crew

Kevin Macdonald
Director
Benedict Cumberbatch
As Lt. Stuart Couch
Jodie Foster
As Nancy Hollander
Corey Johnson
As Bill Seidel
Matthew Marsh
As General Miller
Denis Ménochet
As Emmanuel
Zachary Levi
As Neil Buckland

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Based on a true story, The Mauritanian follows the harrowing journey of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a Mauritanian man who was held at Guantanamo Bay for over a decade without charge. After years of brutal torture and interrogation, Mohamedou finds hope in the form of defense attorney Nancy Hollander and her associate Teri Duncan. Together, they face insurmountable obstacles in their quest for justice, uncovering a shocking conspiracy that threatens to upend everything they thought they knew about the American justice system. With the help of military prosecutor Stuart Couch, they fight tirelessly to expose the truth and bring Mohamedou home. The film stars Jodie Foster as Nancy Hollander, Tahar Rahim as Mohamedou Ould Slahi, and Benedict Cumberbatch as Stuart Couch.

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The Mauritanian was released in theaters on February 12, 2021.

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The Mauritanian was released for streaming on March 2, 2021.