
Money Monster(2016)
Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio.


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

Riz Ahmed
Changez

Kate Hudson
Erica

Liev Schreiber
Bobby Lincoln

Kiefer Sutherland
Jim Cross

Om Puri
Abu

Shabana Azmi
Ammi

Martin Donovan
Ludlow Cooper

Nelsan Ellis
Wainwright

Haluk Bilginer
Nazmi Kemal

Meesha Shafi
Bina
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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