Kevin Macdonald on The Mauritanian “We’re still living in the shadow of 9 11”
over 4 years in TheScotsman
Kevin Macdonald’s latest film, The Mauritanian, focuses on the plight of Mohamedou Ould Salahi, a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay who was detained for 14 years with no charge, after being implicated in the World Trade Centre attacks. Even now, Macdonald reckons it only got made because stars Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch and Tahar Rahim saw the importance of his story. Interview by Alistair Harkness
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