The Mauritanian

Captured by the U.S. Government, Mohamedou Ould Slahi languishes in prison for years without charge or trial. Losing all hope, he finds allies in his defence attorney and her associate. Together they face countless obstacles in a desperate pursuit for justice. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by a formidable military prosecutor, eventually reveals a shocking and far reaching conspiracy.

129 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Violence, Prejudice).
Drama, Thriller, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast	Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Zachary Levi, Saamer Usmani, Shailene Woodley, Benedict Cumberbatch
Director	Kevin Macdonald
Screenplay	Michael Bronner, Rory Haines, Sohrab Noshirvani, from the book by Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Larry Siems
Music	Tom Hodge
Cinematography	Alwin H. Küchler
Editing	Justine Wright
Soundtrack	Listen to samples or get it right now on Amazon Affiliate link
Soundtrack
Made in	2021
Produced by	Wonder Street, 30WEST, BBC Films, Convergent Media, Great Point Media, Shadowplay Features, SunnyMarch, Topic Studios

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Drama, thriller
Language	None (sic)
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	None (sic)
Prejudice	None (sic)
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	Contains scenes of Sexual Violence and may trigger Photo and Pattern Sensitivity.
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USA MPAA rating

R: Restricted	Rated R for violence including a sexual assault, and language
Runtime	129
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

British Board of Film Classification rating

15: Suitable for 15 years and older	Sexual violence, Strong threat, Violence, Language
Runtime	129
British version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 16 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Metacritic.com 31 critics	11
Rottentomatoes critics 150 critics	13
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer The Mauritanian takes a frustratingly generic approach to a real-life story that might have been inspirational in other hands, but Tahar Rahim’s performance elevates the uneven material.	15
CommonSenseMedia Jeffrey M. Anderson Effective, horrifying drama about Guantanamo Bay prison.	10
ScreenIt Jim Judy While I was engaged with the characters and story, I never felt as enthralled as I felt like I should have been.	12
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 29 users	15
Rottentomatoes users 100+ users	16
Rottentomatoes popcornmeter Popcornmeter	17
IMDB 5495 Netizens	15
Average .. 69%	14