Emotionally powerful thanks to the great actors (especially Rahim) and with a gripping true story, βThe Mauritanianβ exceeds expectations, even if the overall film could have been a bit more polished.
9/10
Tahar Rahim and Kevin MacDonald have come some way since their first collaboration on "the Eagle" (2011). This one sees the former - Mohammed Ould Slahi - incarcerated, without charge, by the American authorities in GuantΓ‘namo Bay. His case comes to the attention of att...
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As I wrote in countless other reviews of the same genre, I mostly enjoy movies "based on a true story" since these almost always accomplish my main expectations: to be e...
Based on the New York Times best-selling memoir βGuantΓ‘namo Diaryβ by Mohamedou Ould Slahi, βThe Mauritanianβ tells the true story of a man who spent 14 years of his life imprisoned without charges at the notorious United States military detention facility. The film is ...
