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The Mauritanian Movie Review: Tough but true
Updated On: 10 April, 2021 07:52 AM IST | Mumbai | Johnson Thomas
The narrative harbouring around post 9/11 hysteria opens in November 2001 with the arrest of Salahi (Tahar Rahim) and then a few years later, 2005, when Nancy Hollander (Jodie Foster) agrees to make the government accountable for his arrest and illegal incarceration
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The Mauritanian
A; Legal drama
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Cast: Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch
Rating: ***
Kevin Macdonald’s version of Mohamedou Ould Salahi’s story divined from detailed imprisonment and torture notings’ in the latter’s book called Guantanamo Diary, is a judicious representation of facts powered by a stellar cast.
The narrative harbouring around post 9/11 hysteria opens in November 2001 with the arrest of Salahi (Tahar Rahim) and then a few years later, 2005, when Nancy Hollander (Jodie Foster) agrees to make the government accountable for his arrest and illegal incarceration. Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, an American stronghold, is the place where America sends its secret prisoners, incarcerated without trial — ones who they hope will never see the light of day.
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