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The Mauritanian

Believed by US intelligence to be the main recruiter for the 9/11 attacks, Mohamedou Ould Slahi is picked up from his home village in Mauritania and rendered to Guantanamo Bay without charge.

Believed by US intelligence to be the main recruiter for the 9/11 attacks, Mohamedou Ould Slahi is picked up from his home village in Mauritania and rendered to Guantanamo Bay without charge. His case is taken up by New Mexico lawyer Nancy Hollander, who is determined to take the US government to task for unlawful detention.

2 hours, 2 minutes

Last on

Sun 14 May 202322:00
BBC Two

Credits

Nancy HollanderJodie Foster
Mohamedou Ould SlahiTahar Rahim
Teri DuncanShailene Woodley
Stuart CrouchBenedict Cumberbatch
Neil BucklandZachary Levi
ArjunSaamer Usmani
Col Bill SeidelCorey Johnson
PoulsonStevel Marc
DirectorKevin Macdonald

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