Release Date
February 12, 2021
Digital Date
March 2, 2021
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Running Time
129 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated R for violence including a sexual assault, and language
Captured by the U.S. Government, Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Tahar Rahim) languishes in prison for years without charge or trial. Losing all hope, Slahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Jodie Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Shailene Woodley). Together they face countless obstacles in a desperate pursuit for justice. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Colonel Stuart Couch (Benedict Cumberbatch), eventually reveals a shocking and far reaching conspiracy.... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
A few years too late to tell us anything we don’t already know, but still powerful enough to punch you in the gut a few times, The Mauritanian is a decent legal thriller about an inmate who spent years in Guantanamo Bay without ever being charged with a crime. Starring Jodie Foster, Shailene Woodley, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Tahar Rahim, The Mauritanian is worth checking out even if it falls a few steps short of greatness.
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