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.
Acting
Tahar Rahim's transformation—charming to broken to defiant.
Writing
The interrogation scenes that slowly break your heart.
Direction
Macdonald lets silence scream louder than torture.
Director
Kevin Macdonald
Tahar Rahim
Mohamedou Ould Slahi
Jodie Foster
Nancy Hollander
Benedict Cumberbatch
Lt. Stuart Couch
Shailene Woodley
Teri Duncan
Zachary Levi
Neil Buckland
Langley Kirkwood
Sergeant Sands
Saamer Usmani
Arjun
Corey Johnson
Bill Seidel
Matthew Marsh
General Miller
David Fynn
Kent
André Jacobs
Judge Robertson
Meena Rayann
Wafa
Arthur Falko
Guard
Stevel Marc
Poulson
Robert Hobbs
Captain Collins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Mohamedou Ould Slahi appears in the final scene—the footage is genuine, not recreation. He was finally released in 2016 after 14 years.
The 'special prosecution' system depicted was real: military lawyers were pressured to use coerced confessions despite knowing they were torture-derived. Many resigned rather than participate.
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