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The Mauritanian
2021
Synopsis
Mohamedou Ould Slahi endures years of detention at Guantanamo Bay, held without charge and interrogated for alleged involvement in the 9/11 attacks. His fight for freedom gains momentum when two determined lawyers take on his case, uncovering shocking truths and corruption along the way.
Editorial
Ideals of law and order threaten to crumble in Kevin Macdonald’s rousing procedural, torn straight from the headlines. Jodie Foster, Shailene Woodley, and Benedict Cumberbatch deliver stellar work as officials shaping the fate of the titular character, played with searing sincerity by Tahar Rahim.
