My Latest Interview: Life Lessons on Res ...

My Latest Interview: Life Lessons on Resilience from the The Mauritanian

May 27, 2021

image "When you realize how short life is, then you focus on what's important in life. And that's your happiness". 

"Happiness is a decision to be made regardless of circumstances".

"In Arabic, the word for free and the word for forgiveness is the same word".  

"I realized that my strength is knowing that my abilities are very limited. This was very liberating".

Meet the man whose story inspired the Golden Globe winner movie "The Mauritanian" with  5 BAFTA nominations. 

His story inspired 2 movies winning some of the most prestigious film awards in the world. In 2001, Mohamedou Ould Slahi was taken from his home in Mauritania and eventually held at Guantánamo Bay for 14 years without charge. Regarded as the most tortured prisoner in the history of Guantanamo, Slahi wrote a best-selling memoir in 2015 called "Guantanamo Diary", which detailed his life in the prison.
Based on his book the Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald tells the story of Slahi in the new Hollywood film "The Mauritanian" starring Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster and Benedict Cumberbatch. 
The Mauritanian has been nominated for five Baftas and two Golden Globes. The movie won Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for Jodie Foster's performance.

To read my interview with him tap here: https://thewisdomcollector.blogspot.com/2021/04/life-lessons-on-resilience-from-the.htmlimage

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