The Mauritanian, Director Featurette, Now Playing in Theaters, On Demand Everywhere

Directed by Kevin Macdonald and based on the NY Times bestselling memoir Guantánamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Slahi, this is the inspiring true story of Slahis 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. Genre: Drama Cast: Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Zachary Levi, Saamer Usmani with Shailene Woodley and Benedict Cumberbatch Based Upon the Book: Guantánamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Slahi Writers: M. B. Traven and R