A new trailer has been released for the film The Mauritanian, starring Jodie Foster as the lawyer for a man that has been detained by the U.S. government for several years without formal charge of terrorism. The man is played by Tahar Rahim, and they are joined in the cast by Benedict Cumberbatch, Shailene Woodley, Stevel Marc, Zachary Levi, Nezar Alderazi, Clayton Boyd, and Francis Chouler.
Here’s the synopsis:
Directed by Kevin Macdonald and based on the NY Times best-selling memoir “Guantánamo Diary” by Mohamedou Ould Slahi. This is the inspiring true story of Slahi’s fight for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years. Alone and afraid, Slahi (Tahar Rahim) finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Jodie Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Shailene Woodley) who battle the U.S. Government in a fight for justice that tests their commitment to the law and their client at every turn. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by a formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Colonel Stuart Couch (Benedict Cumberbatch), uncovers shocking truths and ultimately proves that the human spirit cannot be locked up.
This looks like a riveting story that will be hard to believe is true. Check out the new trailer below, and watch The Mauritanian in theaters now, or when it comes to VOD on March 2, 2021.