"The Mauritanian"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

For our second podcast review this week, I am joined by Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & Danilo Castro. This week, we are reviewing a film that tells the true story of wrongfully imprisoned Guantanamo Bay inmate Mohamedou Ould Salahi, in "The Mauritanian." Starring Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbacth & Shailene Woodley, director Kevin Macdonald ("State Of Play" & "Life In A Day 2020") as assembled an all-star cast to tell this taut political thriller but how does it all come together? What did we think of the performances? Find out in our review down below and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is our review of the Mauritanian.
0:05.7	If you stray outside the designated areas, you will be removed from the island.
0:11.2	It's recommended you wear a hijab when visiting your client.
0:14.2	We've had incidents of inmates spitting at female lawyers.
0:17.5	You want to represent the head recruiter for 9-11.
0:24.6	Mohamedu Oldslai, the Mauritani, is held in Guantanamo. He recruited the guys who flew your friend's plane into the South Tower.
0:28.6	He put those men on my husband's plane?
0:32.6	I'm gonna make him pay.
0:35.6	In the event the detainee lunges for you, push back away from the table.
0:38.3	We'll get in there as quick as we can.
0:44.3	I'm Nancy Hollander. This is my associate.
0:49.3	We wish to represent you.
0:51.3	We are seeking the death penalty. But if we miss something, this guy goes home.
0:55.0	Let's get to it.
0:57.0	Call this bumper.
0:58.0	Speak to my mother.
1:00.0	Tell her, I don't know.
1:02.0	Something nice.
1:04.0	The U.S. government is holding upwards of 700 prisoners Clintomo.
1:08.0	Since when did we start locking people up without a trial in this country?
1:16.5	That's a lot of case files. The prosecution won't show us the evidence they have against you.
1:19.2	It's all redacted. I'm going to problem. Take it up with the government.
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