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The Mauritanian

Summary: Mohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.

Release Date: February 12, 2021

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Director: Kevin Macdonald

Writers: Michael Bronner

, Sohrab Noshirvani

Runtime: 2 h 09 min

MPAA: 14A

Production: Wonder Street, 30WEST, BBC Films, Shadowplay Features, SunnyMarch, Topic Studios

Distributor: STX Entertainment

Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 14,000,000

Domestic: $ 836,536

International: $ 6,690,494

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