• Director(s)

    Kevin MacDonald

  • Production Year

    2020

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    129m

  • Cast

    Tahar Rahim, Nouhe Hamady Bari, Saadna Hamoud

Film

The Mauritanian

sexual violence, strong threat, violence, language

THE MAURITANIAN is a drama, based on a true story, in which a lawyer investigates the case of a suspected 9/11 terrorist who is imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay.…

THE MAURITANIAN is a drama, based on a true story, in which a lawyer investigates the case of a suspected 9/11 terrorist who is imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay.

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violence
Scenes of violence include one in which a prisoner is force-fed, and a prolonged scene in which his head is held underwater. The prisoner also bears the marks of violence in scenes in which he has a cut and bruised face.
threat and horror
Scenes of sustained threat include those in which a prisoner is subjected to sensory deprivation whilst being forced to stand in a painful position. Loud and discordant music is played to further disorientate the man. There are also scenes in which the man is hooded and threatened.
language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'shit', 'bullshit', 'son of a bitch', 'piss')
sexual violence and sexual threat
In one scene, a shackled male prisoner seated in a chair is subjected to sexual violence by a masked female soldier who straddles him and forces him to engage in sexual activity. There are also verbal references to sexual violence, including a scene in which a male prisoner is told his mother has been arrested and will be brought to the facility where men will rape her.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are also scenes featuring injury detail, emotional upset and discriminatory references which are not condoned by the work as a whole.

  • Director(s)

    Kevin MacDonald

  • Production Year

    2020

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    129m

  • Cast

    Tahar Rahim, Nouhe Hamady Bari, Saadna Hamoud

One or more of the releases in this collection was cut.

sexual violence, strong threat, violence, language
Classified Date:
12/01/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
STX International
violence
Scenes of violence include one in which a prisoner is force-fed, and a prolonged scene in which his head is held underwater. The prisoner also bears the marks of violence in scenes in which he has a cut and bruised face.
threat and horror
Scenes of sustained threat include those in which a prisoner is subjected to sensory deprivation whilst being forced to stand in a painful position. Loud and discordant music is played to further disorientate the man. There are also scenes in which the man is hooded and threatened.
language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'shit', 'bullshit', 'son of a bitch', 'piss')
sexual violence and sexual threat
In one scene, a shackled male prisoner seated in a chair is subjected to sexual violence by a masked female soldier who straddles him and forces him to engage in sexual activity. There are also verbal references to sexual violence, including a scene in which a male prisoner is told his mother has been arrested and will be brought to the facility where men will rape her.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are also scenes featuring injury detail, emotional upset and discriminatory references which are not condoned by the work as a whole.
sexual violence, strong threat, violence, language
Classified Date:
07/04/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
violence
Scenes of violence include one in which a prisoner is force-fed, and a prolonged scene in which his head is held underwater. The prisoner also bears the marks of violence in scenes in which he has a cut and bruised face.
threat and horror
Scenes of sustained threat include those in which a prisoner is subjected to sensory deprivation whilst being forced to stand in a painful position. Loud and discordant music is played to further disorientate the man. There are also scenes in which the man is hooded and threatened.
language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'shit', 'bullshit', 'son of a bitch', 'piss')
sexual violence and sexual threat
In one scene, a shackled male prisoner seated in a chair is subjected to sexual violence by a masked female soldier who straddles him and forces him to engage in sexual activity. There are also verbal references to sexual violence, including a scene in which a male prisoner is told his mother has been arrested and will be brought to the facility where men will rape her.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are also scenes featuring injury detail, emotional upset and discriminatory references which are not condoned by the work as a whole.
sexual violence, strong threat, violence, language
Classified Date:
13/01/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
STX International
violence
Scenes of violence include one in which a prisoner is force-fed, and a prolonged scene in which his head is held underwater. The prisoner also bears the marks of violence in scenes in which he has a cut and bruised face.
threat and horror
Scenes of sustained threat include those in which a prisoner is subjected to sensory deprivation whilst being forced to stand in a painful position. Loud and discordant music is played to further disorientate the man. There are also scenes in which the man is hooded and threatened.
language
There is strong language ('motherf**ker', 'f**k'), as well as milder terms (for example, 'shit', 'bullshit', 'son of a bitch', 'piss')
sexual violence and sexual threat
In one scene, a shackled male prisoner seated in a chair is subjected to sexual violence by a masked female soldier who straddles him and forces him to engage in sexual activity. There are also verbal references to sexual violence, including a scene in which a male prisoner is told his mother has been arrested and will be brought to the facility where men will rape her.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
There are also scenes featuring injury detail, emotional upset and discriminatory references which are not condoned by the work as a whole.
Classified Date:
16/12/2020
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
STX International
Classified Date:
16/12/2020
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
STX International
Cuts:
This work had compulsory cuts made. Cuts were required to remove misleading foreign rating cards. Cut made in accordance with BBFC policy.

  • Classified date

    07/04/2021

  • Language

    English