Movie review
February 12, 2021 · 129 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
The movie keeps pushing US government torture and indefinite detention at Guantanamo the whole way through. The story constantly lectures about the military system denying justice and lawyers battling to free an innocent man. It shows the US authorities as the villains enabling false confessions under duress the entire film.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for The Mauritanian.
Woke representation / casting
Casting fits true story characters and setting with no forced diversity.
Woke political dialogue
Dialogue emphasizes due process and condemns US torture practices.
Identity-driven story themes
Individual justice story with factual religious background but no activist identity messaging.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Portrays US Guantanamo system as abusive but stays within ordinary historical anti-tyranny conflict.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Production
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Weak and fringe; no major backlash claiming too woke or identity politics push.
Creator track record context
No relevant prior work cited.
