Check out this very first trailer for The Mauritanian, a new film coming to screens in 2021. Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch and Shailene Woodley. The film has been confirmed to be arriving on UK and US screens in February.
Captured by the U.S. Government, Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Tahar Rahim) languishes in prison for years without charge or trial. Losing all hope, Slahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Jodie Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Shailene Woodley). Together they face countless obstacles in a desperate pursuit for justice. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Colonel Stuart Couch (Benedict Cumberbatch), eventually reveals a shocking and far reaching conspiracy. Based on Mohamedou’s New York Times best-selling memoir, this is the explosive true story of a fight for survival against all odds.
The film will roll-out onto screens in the US on 19th February and the UK a week later on 26th February. Here’s the trailer courtesy of STX Films.
