Tahar Rahim turned the heads of cinephiles more than a decade ago in Jacques Audiard’s “A Prophet,” which was Oscar-nominated for best foreign language film in 2010. Since then, he’s made his way through the independent and international audiences with performances in films such as Asghar Farhadi’s “The Past.”
Now, Rahim is taking on his most demanding and mainstream role yet in Kevin Macdonald’s “The Mauritanian.” The French-born actor sat down with Variety‘s Awards Circuit pocast for an exclusive first interview since the film was announced to be released within the extended Oscar eligibility window. Listen below:
Based on the harrowing true story, the film also stars Academy Award winner Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch and Shailene Woodley.
The 39-year-old actor plays Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a man who was imprisoned at Guantanomo Bay for over a decade without officially being charged by the United States government. He...
Now, Rahim is taking on his most demanding and mainstream role yet in Kevin Macdonald’s “The Mauritanian.” The French-born actor sat down with Variety‘s Awards Circuit pocast for an exclusive first interview since the film was announced to be released within the extended Oscar eligibility window. Listen below:
Based on the harrowing true story, the film also stars Academy Award winner Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch and Shailene Woodley.
The 39-year-old actor plays Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a man who was imprisoned at Guantanomo Bay for over a decade without officially being charged by the United States government. He...
- 12/10/2020
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
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