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The Reluctant Fundamentalist

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Terror has two faces.

20136.62h 10m

Overview

In New York, a Pakistani native finds that his American Dream has collapsed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Directed by Mira Nair
Written by William Wheeler, Mohsin Hamid, Ami Boghani
Produced by Lydia Dean Pilcher
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $2.2M

Top Cast

Riz Ahmed

Riz Ahmed

Changez

Kate Hudson

Kate Hudson

Erica

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Bobby Lincoln

Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland

Jim Cross

Om Puri

Om Puri

Abu

Shabana Azmi

Shabana Azmi

Ammi

Martin Donovan

Martin Donovan

Ludlow Cooper

Nelsan Ellis

Nelsan Ellis

Wainwright

Haluk Bilginer

Haluk Bilginer

Nazmi Kemal

Meesha Shafi

Meesha Shafi

Bina

Themes & Keywords

new york citydreamshostagehomelandcrisiswall streetconflictfamily9/11woman director

About The Reluctant Fundamentalist

The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a thriller film released in 2013 exploring themes of new york city, dreams, hostage, homeland, crisis, wall street. Directed by Mira Nair, it stars Riz Ahmed, Kate Hudson, Liev Schreiber. In New York, a Pakistani native finds that his American Dream has collapsed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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