Dear Friends,

Now available for streaming, The Mauritanian tells the story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi and his fight for freedom after being detained, tortured, and imprisoned without charge in Guantanamo. Tahar Rahim (Golden Globe nominee), Jodie Foster (Golden Globe winner) and Benedict Cumberbatch star in the new film, which accurately depicts both the torture and other inhumane treatment inflicted upon Guantanamo detainees, and the Kafkaesque lengths that the U.S. government has gone to keep them locked up regardless of their guilt or innocence.  

The film is available for streaming on major on demand services, while also running in theaters. You can see the trailer for the film and options for streaming it at https://www.themauritanian.movie/.

For additional background on the history depicted in the film and the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, as well as suggestions for what you can do to help close Guantanamo, check out NRCAT's The Mauritanian Viewing and Discussion Guide.

Sincerely,

Matt Hawthorne
Policy Director

“[This] adaptation of a Guantanamo prisoner’s memoir splits its time between legal drama and P.O.W. survivalist tale — and gives you one first-rate performance.”  - Rolling Stone