 Ruhal Ahmed was accused of being an al-Qaeda recruit, an enemy of the United States. Throughout his more than two-year stint in Guantanamo, he maintained that he was innocent. He was eventually released without charges. As an actor, Nafis felt his job was to inhabit the prisoner's life and character. With any character that you play, whether they're innocent or guilty, you try not to judge them and try to just become one of them as much as possible.