"Intense, Slow Tale of Injustice, with Many Obscenities"
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THE MAURITANIAN tells an engrossing, well-acted, emotional story about injustice, but the pace is a bit slow. It presents a convincing case that Slahi had no connection to 9/11 or any other terrorist attacks before that. The movie shows the prosecutor leaves the case because of the forced confession, but it doesn’t mention that he still believes Slahi has blood on his hands somewhere. MOVIEGUIDE® advises extreme caution for this problem, too much strong foul language, and intense scenes of beating, sexual abuse and water boarding.
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THE MAURITANIAN is a drama that argues for the innocence of one of the “high-valued” Islamic terrorist suspects at the Guantanamo Bay prison, who was allegedly beaten and sexually abused to wrest a fake confession from him but was eventually released after being held for 15 years. THE MAURITANIAN tells an engrossing, well-acted, emotional story about injustice, but the pace is a little slow, the movie neglects to mention minor points that cast slight doubt on whether the prisoner was totally innocent, and there’s too much foul language and some intense scenes of beatings and sexual abuse.
In November 2001, Mohamedou Slahi, a young former al-Qaeda soldier in 1990s Afghanistan, is enjoying a relative’s wedding in his home country of Mauritania, located in the northwestern part of Africa. Some government officials ask Slahi to come in for questioning about al-Qaeda and its September 11 attack on America. Slahi thinks he has nothing to hide, even though his cousin was a former spiritual advisor to Bin Laden, the mastermind of 9/11, before the cousin had a falling out with Bin Laden over the planned attack and reportedly left the terrorist group after Bin Laden went through with the attack.
After being questioned by his government and the FBI for seven days, Slahi is unexpectedly sent to a prison in Jordan, then to the Guantanamo Bay prison, for more questioning. Eventually, an American lawyer becomes interested in Slahi’s case. However, it takes a long time to find any proof to support Slahi’s claims that he was beaten, sexually abused and water boarded to wrest a fake confession from him.
THE MAURITANIAN tells an engrossing, well-acted, emotional story about injustice, but the pace is a slow and drawn out. The movie presents a convincing case that Slahi himself had left al-Qaeda and had no connections to 9/11 or any other terrorist attacks before that. The movie shows the prosecutor leaving the case because of the forced confession, but it neglects to mention that the prosecutor still believes that Slahi has blood on his hands somewhere. So, MOVIEGUIDE® advises extreme caution for this problem, for too much strong foul language, and for some intense scenes of beating, sexual abuse, physical and psychological abuse, and water boarding.
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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.
What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.
You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.
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