The Mauritanian (2021)
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 for his release.
Director:
Kevin Macdonald
Writers:
Rory Haines, Sohrab Noshirvani, Michael Bronner.
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Tahar Rahim as Mohamedou Ould Slahi |
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Jodie Foster as Nancy Hollander |
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Benedict Cumberbatch as Lt. Stuart Couch |
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Shailene Woodley as Teri Duncan |
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Zachary Levi as Neil Buckland |
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Langley Kirkwood as Sergeant Sands |
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Saamer Usmani as Arjun |
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Corey Johnson as Bill Seidel |
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Matthew Marsh as General Miller |
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David Fynn as Kent |
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André Jacobs as Judge Robertson |
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Meena Rayann as Wafa |
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Arthur Falko as Guard |
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Stevel Marc as Poulson |
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Robert Hobbs as Captain Collins |
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Nezar Alderazi as Ramzi |
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Denis Ménochet as Emmanuel |
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Alaa Safi as Moroccan Translator / Marseille |
| Production | Donald Sabourin | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Tom Hodge | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Rory Haines | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sohrab Noshirvani | Screenplay |
| Production | Daniel Steinman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Bloom | Executive Producer |
| Production | Dan Friedkin | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Mohamedou Ould Slahi | Book |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alexandra Byrne | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frances Mathias | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Clinton Smith | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jilly Green | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anike Schraverus | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Kevin Macdonald | Director |
| Production | Leah Clarke | Producer |
| Production | Adam Ackland | Producer |
| Production | Lloyd Levin | Producer |
| Production | Beatriz Levin | Producer |
| Production | Maria Zuckerman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mohamedou Ould Slahi | Co-Producer |
| Production | Branwen Prestwood-Smith | Producer |
| Production | Larry Siems | Co-Producer |
| Production | Mark Holder | Producer |
| Production | Benedict Cumberbatch | Producer |
| Production | Rose Garnett | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Bronner | Producer |
| Production | Micah Green | Executive Producer |
| Production | Christine Holder | Producer |
| Production | Ryan Heller | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Michael Bronner | Screenplay |
| Sound | Glenn Freemantle | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Camera | Alwin H. Küchler | Director of Photography |
| Production | Nina Gold | Casting |
| Art | Michael Carlin | Production Design |
| Editing | Justine Wright | Editor |
| Art | James Collett | Art Direction |
| Art | Marco Guidetti | Art Direction |
| Art | Moray McGregor | Art Direction |
| Art | Michele Barfoot | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Natassha Struwig | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Mike Prestwood Smith | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Niv Adiri | Sound |
| Sound | Zoe Freed | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Glenn Freemantle | Sound |
| Sound | Glen Gathard | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Rebecca Heathcote | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Jemma Riley-Tolch | Sound |
| Writing | Michael Bronner | Story |