Review of The Mauritanian (2021) by Tim Robey for The Telegraph — 01 Apr 2021
What lifts it to a major degree is Rahim’s performance. We know little of Salahi’s life outside Guantánamo, dealing with him as a virtual blank slate, but he fills this in with a remarkably charismatic personality, riven with contradictions, and clinging to bursts of mischievous humour as a survival strategy.
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This review of The Mauritanian (2021) was written by Tim Robey and published by The Telegraph on 01 Apr 2021.
The Mauritanian has generally received positive reviews.
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