Telling the devastating real-life story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a Mauritanian citizen arrested for alleged connections to the 9/11 terror attacks, #TheMauritanian from Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald (“The Last King of Scotland”) is officially heating up awards season with an ensemble led by two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Shailene Woodley, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Zachary Levi. Backstage was lucky to be joined by Foster and Rahim to learn just how this true story came to the screen, the challenges of bringing these characters to life (Rahim as Slahi and Foster as criminal defense lawyer Nancy Hollander), their character building process, advice to other actors, and more.

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