Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.
- Nominated for 5 BAFTA Awards
- 6 wins & 19 nominations total
- Wedding Guest
- (as El Hacen Aba)
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Did you know
- TriviaDetainee Mohamedou Ould Slahi (of the film's title) has stated that his treatment in Guantanamo was much more brutal and inhumane than portrayed in this movie.
- GoofsWhen inmate 760 gets into his cell for the first time, as he leans over his bed the microphone battery pack can be seen through his orange jumpsuit at the lower right of his back.
- Quotes
Nancy Hollander: Well, when I defended someone charged with rape, nobody called me a rapist. When I defended someone charged with murder, nobody dug around my backyard. But when someone is accused of terrorism, people like you seem to think that that's different. It's not. When I stand by my client and I insist that he get a fair hearing, I'm not just defending him, I'm defending you and me. The constitution doesn't have an asterisk at the end that says : "Terms and conditions apply."
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- SoundtracksMakam Vaghou
Written and Performed by Noura Mint Seymali
Now read that again:- After 9/11, the USA caused Mohamedou Ould Slahi to be removed from his homeland and transported to the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, where he was kept for 14 years and two months, undergoing extreme forms of interrogation (amounting to torture), then was eventually released, never having been charged with any crime due to lack of firm evidence.
How much impression did reading that make on your emotions? I guess not a great deal.
Now go and see this movie to help you imagine what it must have been like. Whether or not it's a true reflection of both sides of opinion, it's a sobering watch. Sometimes, the written word just isn't enough - thank heaven for good movies.
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- Also known as
- Guantanamo Diary
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- Budget
- $14,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $836,536
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $163,789
- Feb 14, 2021
- Gross worldwide
- $7,527,030
- Runtime2 hours 9 minutes
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