Also Read: Jodie Foster to Direct True Story About Theft of the Mona Lisa“The Mauritanian” is based on a true story and a memoir by the real Ould Slahi called “Guantanamo Diary,” which wound up on the New York Times Best Sellers list and documented the man’s fight for survival against all odds.Kevin Macdonald (“The Last King of Scotland”) directs this political and legal thriller that also stars Zachary Levi, Saamer Usmani and Shailene Woodley.M.B.
Traven, Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani wrote the screenplay for “The Mauritanian,” which is distributed by STXfilms and financed and executive produced by 30West and Topic Studios in partnership with BBC Film.The producers are Adam Ackland, Leah Clarke, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lloyd Levin,.
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