The Mauritanian (2021)

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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.

• Released: 2021-02-12
• Genres: Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 2h 9m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 1,342 votes

Directed by Kevin Macdonald.

Top cast

• Tahar Rahim as Mohamedou Ould Slahi
• Jodie Foster as Nancy Hollander
• Benedict Cumberbatch as Lt. Stuart Couch
• Shailene Woodley as Teri Duncan
• Zachary Levi as Neil Buckland
• Langley Kirkwood as Sergeant Sands
• Saamer Usmani as Arjun
• Corey Johnson as Bill Seidel
• Matthew Marsh as General Miller
• David Fynn as Kent

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Mauritanian

• United States: stream on Philo; watch free on Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Crave, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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