Cast & Crew

Directed by

Kevin Macdonald

Writing Credits

Michael Bronner
(screenplay) (as M.B. Traven) and
Rory Haines
(screenplay) &
Sohrab Noshirvani
(screenplay)
Michael Bronner
(screen story) (as M.B. Traven)
Mohamedou Ould Slahi
(book)
Larry Siems
(book)

Cast

Tahar Rahim
Mohamedou Ould Slahi
Nouhe Hamady Bari
Mohamedou's Niece
Saadna Hamoud
Groom at Wedding
Mohamed Yeslem Mousse
Wedding Guest
Mohamed Abderrahmane Arava
Wedding Guest
Aly Deyde
Wedding Guest
El Hocine Aba
Wedding Guest
Baya Belal
Mohamedou's Mother
Baba Mine
Deddahi
Lemrabott Zeine Sidamar
Policeman
Yenje Abdellahi
Policeman
Jodie Foster
Nancy Hollander
Shailene Woodley
Teri Duncan
Clayton Boyd
Lawyer
Denis Ménochet
Emmanuel
Pope Jerrod
Joe
Daniel Janks
John
Ralph Lawson
David
Michael MacKenzie
FBH Clerk
Benedict Cumberbatch
Stuart Couch
Corey Johnson
Colonel Bill Seidel
Adam Neill
Whit Cobb
Darron Meyer
Bob the Spy
Lionel Strasky
Lawyer on Plane
Langley Kirkwood
Sergeant S. Sands
Taurai Maposa
Theo, Bus Driver
Thandi Sebe
Gate Guard
Rob van Vuuren
Badging Officer
Toni Jean Erasmus
Female Guard
Saamer Usmani
Arjun
Thabo Rametsi
Navy Jnr Associate
Jemal Mennah
Translator on Phone
David Fynn
Kent
Kirk Nel
Naval Nurse
Bongo Mbutuma
Guard
Michelle Allen
Guard
Shane John Kruger
Guard
Arthur Falko
Guard
Ahmed El Khadar
Mohamedou's Father
Hamza Mennah
10 Year Old Mohamedou
Stevel Marc
Poulson
Adam Rothenberg
Santiago
Alaa Safi
Moroccan Translator / Marseille
Justine Mitchell
Cathy Taylor
Zachary Levi
Neil Buckland
Limam Saleck Hemett
Goalkeeper
Mohamed Yahya
Mohamedou's Brother
Elbar M'Boirik
18 Year Old Mohamedou
Mohamed Lemjed Mohamed Lemine Salem
Mohamedou's Uncle
Maude Sandham
Hannah Buckland
Bonko Khoza
Camp India Minder
Matthew Marsh
General Geoffrey Mandel
Melissa Haiden
Kim Couch
Zak Rowlands
Steve / Green Mask Man
Meena Rayann
Wafa
Kiroshan Naidoo
Karim
Randy Yav
Friend
Nahum Hughes
Friend
Sobantu Nqayi
Friend
Mahyar Kouhi
Friend
Francis Chouler
WSJ Journalist
Evan Hengst
Pentagon Guard
Walter van Dyk
District Court of Columbia Judge
Leon Clingman
Government Lawyer Patton
Katie Farringer
Christmas Party Hostess
Miles Petzer
Bob, MI Clerk
Anele Matoti
Camp Echo Guard
Roxy Nel
Wildcat
Litha Bam
Cyrano FKA Pinocchio
Robert Hobbs
Captain Collins
Nezar Alderazi
Ramzi
Mark Sykes
Priest
Daniel Kühne
Legion Bartender
Andre Jacobs
Judge Robertson
Daniel Barnett
Courtroom Deputy
Greg Philip Davies
Commander Thompson
Theresa Duncan
Self
Nancy Hollander
Self
Mohamedou Ould Slahi
Self

Produced by

Adam Ackland
producer (produced by)
Michael Bloom
executive producer
Michael Bronner
producer (produced by)
Leah Clarke
producer (produced by)
Benedict Cumberbatch
producer (produced by)
Adam Fogelson
executive producer
John Friedberg
executive producer
Dan Friedkin
executive producer
Rose Garnett
executive producer
Micah Green
executive producer
Robert A. Halmi
executive producer (as Robert Halmi)
Ryan Heller
executive producer
Genevieve Hofmeyr
supervising producer: South Africa
Christine Holder
producer (produced by)
Mark Holder
producer (produced by)
Zak Kilberg
executive producer
Beatriz Levin
producer (produced by)
Lloyd Levin
producer (produced by)
Andrea Pienaar
line producer
Branwen Prestwood Smith
producer (produced by)
Jim Reeve
executive producer
Donald Sabourin
co-producer
Larry Siems
co-producer
Robert Simonds
executive producer
Mohamedou Ould Slahi
co-producer
Russell Smith
executive producer
Daniel Steinman
executive producer
Maria Zuckerman
executive producer

Music by

Tom Hodge

Cinematography by

Alwin H. Küchler
director of photography

Editing by

Justine Wright

Casting By

Nina Gold

Production Design by

Michael Carlin

Art Direction by

James Collett
Christophe Dalberg
supervising art director
Marco Guidetti
(art direction)
Moray McGregor
Cristiana Serra
standby art director

Set Decoration by

Michele Barfoot

Costume Design by

Alexandra Byrne

Makeup Department

Delene Badenhorst
personal prosthetics: Benedict Cumberbatch
Cassidi Bradshaw
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Zayaan Damon
hair trainee / makeup trainee
Jilly Green
hair stylist
Jodi Ann Hartogh
additional assistant makeup artist (as Jodi-Ann Hartogh)
Sarah Kashama
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Kimberley Leaver
daily barber
Frances Mathias
personal hair stylist: Jodie Foster
Lisa Saven
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Anike Schraverus
hair stylist / makeup artist
Kerry Skelton
Make up Jodie foster / hair designer / makeup designer
Clinton Smith
personal prosthetics: Benedict Cumberbatch (as Clinton Aiden Smith)
Natassha Struwig
hair stylist / key makeup artist / makeup artist
Esté Ueckermann
additional hair stylist (as Este Ueckermaan) / additional makeup artist (as Este Ueckermaan)
Juanette Visser
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Fabienne Zadel
hair stylist

Production Management

Tania Blunden
post-production supervisor
Jada Thwala
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Harry Boyd
assistant director
Simon Green
second assistant director
Shiefaa Hendricks
trainee assistant director
Michael Queen
second assistant director

Art Department

Lucille Doman
graphic designer
Wayne du Rand
graphic designer
Silke Eckard
Props Standby: art department / props standby
Catherine Gaum
set designer
Kristan Giliomee
props
Nick Hard
titles & graphics
Jeff Knowles
titles & graphics
Tarryn McCann
assistant construction manager
Rhonda Millard
art department coordinator
Frederick Mpuuga
concept artist / storyboard artist
Catherine Palmer
set designer
Ella Rushforth
construction supervisor
Mark Seath
lead construction
Cristiana Serra
standby art director
Brendan Smithers
supervising construction manager
Surisa Surisa
property master
Ben Thornton
titles & graphics
Leesa van Niekerk
sign writer artist
Joshua Vermaak
set designer
Hans Viljoen
set designer

Sound Department

Niv Adiri
re-recording mixer
Ben Barker
sound designer
Michael Botha
adr mixer
Francesca Bourne
assistant foley mixer
Dane Butler
adr mixer: Chez Boom Audio
Jack Cheetham
sound mix technician
Tony Crowe
adr recordist
Beau Emory
adr mixer
Zoe Freed
foley artist
Danny Freemantle
sound design editor
Glenn Freemantle
supervising sound designer / supervising sound editor
Nick Freemantle
sound editor
Glen Gathard
foley mixer
James Gregory
adr mixer
Rebecca Heathcote
foley artist
Dayo James
sound design editor
Amanda Knowledge
audio description re-recording mixer
Kyle Koekemoer
adr assistant
Jenna Lange
post audio producer
Nico Louw
sound mixer
Damien Luquet
boom operator: mauritanian part
Robert Malone
sound design editor
Adam Oakley
foley editor
Yves-Marie Omnes
sound mixer
Maccoh Pingiriasi
boom operator
Mike Prestwood Smith
re-recording mixer
Kobi Quist
sound mix technician
Jemma Riley-Tolch
foley mixer
Wouter van Herwerden
adr recordist
James Wichall
dialogue editor
Alex Robson
foley editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Delon Baatjes
special effects technician
Doug Hardy
special effects supervisor
Calen Van Schalkwyk
special effects coordinator
Hermie Venter
special effects rigger

Visual Effects by

Jonathan Atkins-Potts
compositor
Joanna Barcikowska
digital compositor
Danielle Dunster
visual effects coordinator
Jake Green
visual effects artist: Jacob Green (as Jacob Green)
Jan Guilfoyle
visual effects producer
Alexander Ha
matchmove artist
Keagan Harris
compositor
Shani Hermoni
compositor: Union VFX
Rob Hopper
head of cg
Simon Hughes
visual effects supervisor/creative director
Isabella Ippolito
render wrangler td
Velichko Ivanov
senior compositor
Vicki Juhasz
compositor
Dom Maidlow
visual effects artist
Elliot Mander
visual effects line producer
Thomas Mortelette
digital compositor: Union
Jack Quiben
visual effects editor (as Quiben Jack) / visual effects editor
Iain Read
lead compositor
Cristina Serreli
digital compositor
Jean-Clement Soret
digital colourist
Hannah Sornay
digital compositor
Connor Tong
roto lead: Union VFX
Yann Vlamynck
cg artist: Union VFX
Jonathan Jean-Marie Wannyn
cg lead
Lewis Wright
lead compositor
Thorbjorn Steen
Motion Graphics (uncredited)

Stunts

Craig Fox
stunt rigger
Kabelo Chalatsane Mokoena
stunt performer (as Kabelo Bouga Chalatsane)
Grant Powell
stunt coordinator
Mohamed Semmoum
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Jalaleddine Achour
second assistant camera
Bruce Bain
lighting trainee
Ludwe Balintulo
pre-lighting gaffer
Graham Bartholomew
still photographer
Brendon Bennett
underwater camera assistant
Patrick Botha
dimmer board operator
Arthur Butan
rigging grip
Lara Cornell
assistant: Jaap Buitendijk
Zwelithini Cukana
prelight spark
Robert Fischer
key grip
Ntsikilelo Fiyane
rigging grip
Khaya Fokwana
rigging grip
Desmond Gqitekaya
prelight best boy
Ryan Groves
Video Assistant
Houston Hadden
first assistant camera
Thobela James
prelight spark
Thembekile Kebeni
rigging grip
Leon Lotz
camera loader: "b" camera
Lentsoe Mamatela
digital imaging technician
Chris Maseti
rigging grip
Filippo Maso
second assistant camera: additional photography, UK
Robin Moulang
drone pilot
Rhett Mullins
camera loader: "a" camera
Kelvin Munetsi
camera assistant
Willie Nel
additional cinematographer
Lester Plant
libra technician (credit only)
Emmanuel Chonco Sithole
key gaffer
Khyle Smith
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Giulio Strata
data manager: Mauritania
Marius Swart
best boy grip
Devin Toselli
additional cinematography
Derek Ueckermann
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Arno van der Laan
"c" camera focus puller
Chris Vermaak
camera operator: "b" camera & steadicam
Rob Weidner
aerial camera operator
Dylan Young
video assist

Casting Department

Terri-Leigh Boonzaier
cast assistant
Catriona Dickie
casting associate
Wian Kloppers
extras casting assistant
Richard Lothian
casting associate: South Africa
Christa Schamberger
location casting
Mathilde Snodgrass
additional casting
J.P. van der Merwe
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Hetta Burger
costume buyer
Gabrielle de Gersigny
assistant costume designer
Rick de Souza
key costumer
Luthando Gcwabe
breakdown artist
Alex-Ann Keppie
key costumer
Tristan Makka
key costumer
Asif Narker
costume coordinator: South Africa
Maryke Nel
set costumer
Brian Perkins
key military costume
Laura Smith
assistant costume designer
Philip Stapelberg
costume supervisor
Philippa Wood
costume coordinator: UK

Editorial Department

Sam Chynoweth
color workflow supervisor
Johnathan Wei Dickinson
digital intermediate editor
Alex Gascoigne
digital colourist
Rachael Havercroft
post-production coordinator
Jade Köhler
dailies coordinator
Lamees Martin
dailies operator (as Martinl)
Abigail McKenzie
digital intermediate producer
Jeanna Mortimer
additional assistant editor
Ian Mosedale
digital intermediate technical supervisor
Robert Siddall
head of engineering
Lee Twohey
mastering and deliverables
Craig Walters
additional editing / first assistant editor

Location Management

Michael Erasmus Appelcryn
unit assistant
Peter Currey
location manager
Christopher Reynders
location assistant

Music Department

Robert Ames
additional arrangements / conductor / soloist: viola
Laurence Anslow
digital recordist
Rebecca Applin
musician: harp
Galya Bisengalieva
soloist: violin
Simon Changer
music editor
Gary Downing
composer agent
Olga FitzRoy
score mixer
Ollie Howell
additional production/percussion
Abi Leland
music supervisor
Gianluca Massimo
assistant engineer
Donna McKevitt
musician: additional viola
Ina Nikolow
orchestral recording engineer
Letizia Pacchioni
associate music supervisor
Gabriel Saban
composer: featurette music
Katherine Tinker
musician: piano
Chris Warner
orchestrator / producer
Werner Weitschacher
score recording engineer
Mark Wyllie
executive scoring engineer
Laurence Ungless
musician: double bass (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Aparna Jayachandran
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Kenneth Fletcher
transportation coordinator
Beatle van Graan
transportation coordinator (as Beetle Van Graan)
Bradley Njabulo Shelembe
unit driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Geraldine Atlee
head of legal and business affairs: BBC
Elvire Audi
producers' assistant: Sunnymarch
Stephanie Bamberg
Head of Production
Rachel Boissevain
audio description coordinator
Kyle N. Davy
assistant production coordinator (as Kyle Davy)
Ruth De Freitas
assistant: Mr Macdonald
Helen de Winter
completion guarantor
Jessica Drake
dialect coach: Post
Talent Dube
production trainee
Penny Dyer
dialect coach: Mr Cumberbatch
Joy Ellison
dialect coach: prep, Benedict Cumberbatch
Vince Gonzalez
finance executive: Topic Studios
Martin Heberden
clearances
Christiaan Ho-Tong
assistant production coordinator
Sarah Hong
for: 30WEST
Karin Howard
stand-in: Jodie Foster
Mario Locurcio
italian publicist
Irish MacLeod
additional crew
Ikanyeng Malatse
assistant production coordinator (as Ikanyeng Motlhamme)
Maurizio Merluzzo
Italian voice dubbing: Neil Buckland
Bob Meyer
dialect coach: Mr Rahim
Freddie Oosthuizen
cpo: Jodie Foster
Lance Peters
military adviser
Llewellyn Radley
For STX Films
Martin Rea
lead hand/standby carpenter
Dezi Rorich
publicist
Craig Rosenveldt
cpo: Shailene Woodley
Mark Ross
cpo: Jodie Foster
Gaby Santinelli
dialect coach prep: Robert Hobbs
Marvin Saven
Moonlighting Chief Financial Officer
Louisa Skalla
development coordinator: SunnyMarch
Ruth Sweeney
producer's assistant: South Africa
Tristen Tuckfield
For 30West
Dean Wares
end credit roller design
Michael White
cpo: Tahar Rahim
Hugo Williams-Ellis
researcher
James C. Williamson
marketing content producer
Claudia Yusef
head of development: BBC Film
Shireen Hattingh
head of production: Moonlighting Films (uncredited)
Nick Romanelli
Account Manager/Still Photography (uncredited)

Thanks

Belén González Blanco
the producers wish to thank
Jon Harris
the producers wish to thank
Chris Lebenzon
the producers wish to thank
Thelma Schoonmaker
the producers wish to thank
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