Maybe the experience is different if you're American and/or you have no prior knowledge of what was going on in Gitmo (we been knew), but this movie -- while not too bad -- was not as good as it could have been. The script takes middle-of-the-road approach and never really goes for the jugular. Sure, we can call the onscreen depictions of torture "brave" but it's not like it is the first movie to do so. The tone was confusing, there was a lot of jokes for a story that's about inhumane torture. I don't know what function the dream scenes were supposed to perform in the movie, some of them were disorienting, which I suppose is intentional to demonstrate Mo's mental state, but I wonder if they were necessary at all. The acting was great though, I have no misgivings about the acting. I've always liked Tahar Rahim, but the poor guy is really typecast in America, in Europe they trust him with roles that have nothing to do with his background, because he's just that good.

Jodie Foster enthralling throughout, in fact all the acting performances were top notch.

Fantastic movie that demonstrates just how cruel and awful Gitmo is. It is a damn embarrassment that Bush, Obama, and Trump have used that facility to torture people in horrific and inhumane ways, with none of them going to shut it down. I sincerely hope Biden will do the right thing, but I won't hold my breath. The end credits roll detailing the aftermath of Mohamedou's struggle was just heartbreaking. This was great acting all around, and I would've never recognized Doctor Strange.

Wow, what a heavy true story. Very emotional film, so hard to watch. I'm angry and sad. I just couldn't finish watching it. As John Le Carre said about the book: _**‘A vision of hell, beyond Orwell, beyond Kafka’.**_ _The Mauritanian_ just shows you how the US is the greatest offender of human dignity. Americans are just as evil as they come. This movie is a great reminder of America's real image and how fucked up, how deeply depraved they are. Mohamedou Ould Salahi was held for fourteen years without being charged for a crime. 14 years without charges!! Unacceptable! And Salahi could have seen his mother if only Obama, (Americans liberals favorite 'hero') had not opposed his release. Obama extended the man’s sentence for 7 years after he won his freedom because why not? Yanks can do it. _The Mauritanian_, critical of American atrocities, totally shut out of the Oscars. What a big, huge surprise. 🙄

A good but not great film. It's well made and the acting is good but it is a little sloppy in places. Still, the subject matter gives it power, as once again we are reminded of the terrible injustices that happen at Guantanamo Bay. The injustices of American politics are also brought to light, although America isn't the only country guilty of scapegoating innocents, of course. Thank goodness then for those that fight on the side of all that is right, honourable and just.