March is a barren month.
Whether it is a theater or an online movie, it can be called a miserable and tragic relationship.
"Dragon Quest" is decent, and the next island country's "Evangelion: Final" is hot, but unfortunately we can't see it, only a "King Kong vs Godzilla" at the end of the month is in the row.
When I was worried that there were no films to watch, there was a new film that did not have much heat, but it made my eyes light up.
Judy Foster + Roll Fu + Shazam co-starred, Cass was quite luxurious.
The story also made me drop my jaw:
An innocent person was secretly detained by the U.S. government for 14 years and two months, during which he was subjected to various tortures.
What is even more surprising is that this story that takes place in the 21st century is adapted from real people and real events.
Without further ado, hot dishes are served—
The Mauritanian
2021.2.11.USA
February 2005, Albuquerque, USA.
Attorney Nancy Holland (Judy Foster) takes on a very strange case.
The client's name is Slahi (Taha Raheem), a Mauritanian.
In November 2001, Slahi was taken away by the police and disappeared for three years without a trace.
A few weeks ago, Der Spiegel wrote a story about his detention at Guantanamo Bay.
And in the report, he was called one of the organizers of the 9/11 incident.
But when Nancy called to ask if Slavsee was in Guantanamo, she was vague.
With years of experience as a lawyer, Nancy keenly sensed that there was something else hidden in the matter.
Sure enough, everything that followed seemed to prove that Nancy was feeling right.
For example, in the process of applying for evidence collection, there are many difficulties.
The government is again withholding case files and manipulating them.
In short, I have been going around in circles with Nancy and spending time.
For example, Slavsy seems to have been completely out of the magic, always thinking that Guantanamo is monitored everywhere.
No matter how much Nancy tried to persuade him, he wouldn't be willing to reveal more information here.
In desperation, Nancy had to ask him to write a letter and send it to her.
The details of the letter make it very clear that Slavs was forcibly imprisoned.
On the other hand, the government certainly does not sit still.
They also found someone who was experienced and had a hatred of the 9/11 planners to lead the lawsuit.
Stewart (Benedict Cumberbatch), a captain and lawyer in the Navy, is an experienced man.
What's more, the co-pilot of Flight 175, who died in 9/11, was a good friend of Stewart's.
The commander even made his attitude directly to him:
Rough law enforcement, that's what the government wants.
However, the lawsuit is raging, and Nancy suddenly discovers a message that makes her thunder on a sunny day-
In the last file given by the government, there was a confession that Slavs had confessed.
Not only that, but the details of what actions were involved in the confession and who had practiced it were also clearly explained.
Boy.
He tried his best to help him, and also withstood the pressure of public opinion that the people of the whole country called him an "accomplice of the 911 criminals" and a "traitor".
Full of hope that he will be able to wash away his grievances and be acquitted, and as a result he is guilty?
Nancy was disappointed and helpless.
But what she didn't know was that Slavhi's experience at Guantanamo was far beyond her imagination.
When the experience finally came to light, both Nancy and Stewart were shocked...
In fact, in terms of personal feelings, the quality of this movie is not a must-see.
Although there is also nancy and Stewart in the true story, this should be a story about Slavs.
The story should focus on Slavs.
The director of this part of Slavsid did have a lot of ideas, such as using a square format when flashback.
It can be distinguished from the current timeline and reflect the meaning of Slavic's trapping in memory.
But the whole film tries to use Nancy and Stewart's investigation to uncover Slavhi's story step by step.
One moment the focus jumps to Slahi, the other moment the focus jumps to Nancy, and the next jumps to Stewart.
Not only is it too easy to create a sense of confusion that can't find the center of gravity, but the drama of the last two lines is also too weak.
Nancy hardly encountered any major difficulties, the plot did not have any unexpected reversals, and the whole rhythm was warm as water.
Stewart's storyline is even more paddling.
Therefore, the current evaluation of Douban 7.3 for this film is also reasonable.
But then again, as I said at the beginning, in this month that can be called a wasteland, its quality is already quite good.
It's still well worth a look.
The performances of several leading actors also add a lot to the film.
Taha Raheem was nominated for the Golden Globes for this film.
Judy Foster won best supporting actress for the role of Nancy.
Of course, the most worth saying about this film is the true story behind the movie.
As an aside, Slavic's original name should have been salash.
It was only when the nurse filled out his birth certificate that he filled in one less syllable that he was called slash.
This mistake has been used in this way, whether it is the government of the country or the United States government.
Back to the point.
The U.S. government suspects that Sarahi is not rootless, and the film does not glorify Sarahi's past.
In 1991, Sarahi traveled to Afghanistan and joined the jihadist group (led by bin Laden).
The point to be made here is that jihadist groups have not always been anti-American terrorist organizations.
In fact, as early as 1979, the United States supported jihadist groups against the Soviet occupation and provided them with billions of dollars in weapons and aid.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Sarahhi broke away from the organization.
Sarahi himself
In addition, Salah's cousin, Abu Hafs, was bin Laden's personal adviser to Sharia law.
Although the two did not have much contact, on several occasions, Hafs called Sarahi and remitted money because Hafs's father was ill.
One night in October 1999.
Sarahhi was entrusted by a friend to have three Muslims spend the night at their home.
Sarahi did not know their real names and was never contacted again.
He also did not know that one of the three was directly involved in 9/11.
Such connections force investigators to suspect Sarahhi.
Theory, it is time to check all the clues one by one to confirm whether Sarahi is really still connected to the organization.
But the government could not stand the time crunch, and the people's anger was fierce.
The soldiers are angry, the people are angry, the government is angry, everyone is angry.
But where should this anger go?
Sarahi happened to be the perfect scapegoat.
As the U.S. government side said in the report:
Although the evidence of Sarahi's involvement in planning 9/11 is not deep, it is broad enough.
Of course, even if many people hate not being able to peel Sarahi and cramp it, kill it quickly.
But it has to follow the procedure.
Thus began the long detention and interrogation of Sarahi.
In the beginning, he was arrested and tried in his own country.
He was later transferred to Jordan and imprisoned for eight months.
At this time, Sarah still felt that he was quite lucky:
Compared to other criminals, they only occasionally pumped me in the face, grabbed me and hit the cement wall.
In early August 2002, he was sent to Guantanamo Prison.
It was a magical prison, passed by the Bush administration and established after 9/11.
Because the prison is located in Cuba, the United States Government is able to prevent detained suspects from enjoying the constitutional rights they enjoy when they are on United States soil.
The Bush administration decided to deprive prisoners of war of their rights under the Geneva Conventions to protect those who did not and no longer participate in combat, and to ensure fundamental human rights and sovereignty over life.
K(Kristen Stewart) has also starred in a movie of this genre, called X-ray Camp.
There is a detail mentioned in this film -
The people held in Guantanamori are not called prisoners, but rather detainees.
Because prisoners are subordinate to the Geneva Conventions.
Here, the detainees have no names, only code names.
X-ray Camp
Ironically, although the U.S. government vigorously defends the particularity of Guantanamo.
But when Nancy entered Guantanamo Prison, she heard the soldiers shouting slogans as follows:
Honor Contract, Defend Freedom!
The first to interrogate Sarahi was the FBI.
It is not shown in detail in the film, but it is recorded in the relevant reports.
Prison guards would insult their beliefs in a dignified manner, deliberately lower the temperature of the room, and so on.
But all in all, it has not yet risen to the level of blatant abuse of lynching.
On May 22, 2003, the military took over the interrogation.
The darkest nightmare finally began.
The military didn't bother to talk to Sarahid BB or talk to him about human rights jurisprudence.
They had only one purpose – to make Sarah confess.
Shine on him with flashes, bombard him with heavy metal music, insult his religious beliefs and family...
These are just everyday.
Once, a group of prison guards rushed in with police dogs and beat him violently.
Then put his head in a bag and take him to sea.
This is to be a mock execution of him.
The speedboat drove for three hours, and he thought he had been transferred to a special place. They forced him to drink salt water, and every once in a while, they would pour ice cubes down the gap between his clothes and his skin, and as soon as the ice cube melted, they would give him a punch and replace it with a new one. This time, Sarah's mouth, wrists and ankles had been bleeding, and seven or eight ribs had been broken. (Excerpt from the surging news "Guantanamo's Darkest Secrets (Part 2) |.) 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writings)
Immediately after, Sarah was imprisoned in a small black room, and did not see the sun for a month.
The military even threatened Sarahhi that he would arrest his mother and send her "to a prison full of male prisoners."
It was almost a clear indication that his mother would be raped.
In this way, 70 days of intense torture finally broke Sarahi's will.
He eventually agreed to the military, confessed to all the crimes, and fabricated many details at their request.
An unjust case created by years of violent coercion of confessions was formed.
Sarahi's case is just one of Guantanamo's many abuses.
A lot of people waited until trial, and there's one example in the movie.
Fortunately, Sarahi persevered.
Fortunately, Nancy and others have been insisting on running for him, because she believes that no matter who it is, it deserves a fair trial.
Including Stewart, who voluntarily withdrew from the lawsuit after learning the truth, it is also true.
Wherever you are, there will always be unintelligible evil, and there will be goodness that people are willing to follow.
Sarahi and Nancy became good friends
After 14 years of detention and investigation, Sarahi was finally released.
This success came too late.
But in any case, with the help of Nancy and others, Sarahi has defeated the U.S. government.
Of course, the U.S. government never admitted fault to him.
Guantanamo Prison remains unclosed and still stands and operates in Cuba.
There are still people running around for its closure, calling for it.
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