Watch: Benedict Cumberbatch And Jodie Foster Get Serious In The Mauritanian Trailer

Get the Full StoryJodie Foster is without a doubt one of the most talented actresses of the modern era, but the 58 year-old hasn t been particularly active in front of the camera over the last decade. Of course, that s understandable when you remember the former child star has spent over half a century in the industry, and has already cemented her legacy with two Academy Awards under her belt.

Foster has starred in just four movies over the last ten years, directing Mel Gibson in black comedy The Beaver, lending support in Neill Blomkamp s misguided sci-fi Elysium, only taking top billing in Roman Polanski s forgotten Carnage and dystopian thriller Hotel Artemis. The focus has largely been on directing, with the Taxi Driver star helming episodes of Black Mirror, Orange Is the New Black, House of Cards along with feature film Money Monster.

However, the erstwhile Clarice Starling is back in star-studded prestige drama The Mauritanian, which has awards season contender written all over it. The story follows a man held in Guantanamo Bay without being charged or given a trial, with Foster playing the defense attorney trying to pursue justice, before a conspiracy is eventually unearthed and unraveled.

Benedict Cumberbatch, Shailene Woodley and Zachary Levi co-star in the true-life tale set for release in February, with The Last King of Scotland director Kevin Macdonald tackling his first movie since 2014 after spending the last several years focusing on documentaries. There s an awful lot of pedigree on display, and if The Mauritanian avoids the typical descent into melodrama that plagues so many awards-baiting titles, then Foster and Cumberbatch look poised to deliver powerhouse performances in the sort of thrilling dramatization of real events that always tend to play well in the early months of the year.

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