Exclusive: Golden Globe Nominee Tahar Rahim Talks ‘The Mauritanian’
Coming out this week from STXfilms is The Mauritanian from Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald and starring Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Zachary Levi, Saamer Usmani with Shailene Woodley and Benedict Cumberbatch.
Based on the true story and New York Times best-selling memoir of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Foster and Rahim recently received Golden Globe nominations for their roles in the film.
This is the inspiring true story of Slahi’s fight for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years. Alone and afraid, Slahi (Tahar Rahim) finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Jodie Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Shailene Woodley) who battle the U.S. government in a fight for justice that tests their commitment to the law and their client at every turn. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by a formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Colonel Stuart Couch (Benedict Cumberbatch), uncovers shocking truths and ultimately proves that the human spirit cannot be locked up.
Best known for his starring role as Malik El Djebena in the 2009 award-winning French movie A Prophet, Rahim is reunited with Macdonald. Macdonald had directed him in 2012’s The Eagle, which starred Channing Tatum. He also appeared with Andre Holland in the Netflix series The Eddy and stars in the BBC crime drama series The Serpent. In speaking with BlackFilmandTV.com’s Wilson Morales, Rahim talks about his preparation in playing Mohamedou Ould Slahi and working with Jodie Foster.
