Kevin Macdonald on his Guantanamo Bay film and upcoming Oprah documentary

Kevin Macdonald tells Esther McCarthy about his new movie, The Mauritanian, which is the true story of a Guantanamo Bay detainee

Jodie Foster stars in The Mauritanian.

Mohamedou Ould Slahi spent 14 years in Guantanamo Bay detention camp without charge, from 2002 until his release in 2016. While there, he wrote a shocking memoir about his experiences, which became an international bestseller.

Now the story of the man from Mauritania, west Africa, is being told on screen.