STXfilms has snagged the U.S. rights to “The Last King of Scotland” and “Black Sea” director Kevin Macdonald’s untitled true story legal thriller formerly known as “Prisoner 760”.
Jodie Foster, Shailene Woodley, Benedict Cumberbatch and Zachary Levi star in the film which follows Tahar Rahim as Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a man captured by the U.S. government and languishing in prison for years without charge or trial.
Losing all hope, he finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Woodley) and together they face countless obstacles in a desperate pursuit for justice.
Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Stuart Couch (Cumberbatch), eventually reveals a shocking and far reaching conspiracy. Michael Bronner, Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani adapted the script from Slahi’s memoir “Guantanamo Diary”.
Source: Deadline
