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The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012)

R  |   |  Drama, Thriller  |  3 May 2013 (Sweden)
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A young Pakistani man is chasing corporate success on Wall Street. He finds himself embroiled in a conflict between his American Dream, a hostage crisis, and the enduring call of his family's homeland.

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Abu
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Ammi
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Ludlow Cooper
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Wainwright
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Nazmi Kemal
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Bina
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Sameer (as Imaad Shah)
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Mike Rizzo (as Chris Smith)
Ashwath Bhatt ...
Junaid
Sarah Quinn ...
Clea
Chandrachur Singh ...
Bandy Uncle
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A young Pakistani man is chasing corporate success on Wall Street. He finds himself embroiled in a conflict between his American Dream, a hostage crisis, and the enduring call of his family's homeland.

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

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Terror has two faces. See more »

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Drama | Thriller

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Rated R for language, some violence and brief sexuality | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

3 May 2013 (Sweden)  »

Also Known As:

Den ovillige fundamentalisten  »

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Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$30,920 (USA) (26 April 2013)

Gross:

$519,535 (USA) (7 June 2013)
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Trivia

Shahid Kapoor was considered for the role of Changez. See more »

Goofs

In Chang's flashback to 2001, Erica takes a photo with her Canon EOS 5D, but the camera was not announced by Canon until 2005. See more »

Quotes

Changez: After 9/11, you could choose your side. I had my side chosen for me.
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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2012 (2012) See more »

Soundtracks

Bol
Music and words by Peter Gabriel
Urdu vocal arrangement by Atif Aslam
Inspired by Faiz Ahmed Faiz's Poem "Bol"
Performed by Peter Gabriell with Atif Aslma
Recorded by Richard "Dickie" Chappell
Mixed by Tchad Blake
Peter Gabriel appears Courtesy of Real World Records
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A Magnificent Film That Simply Tells The Truth
12 June 2013 | by (Canada) – See all my reviews

I went into the theatre not expecting it to be spectacular but I was wrong. Everything from the acting to the music composition and the dialogue was amazing. Riz Ahmed's performance was terrific. This film sheds light on America's deadly interventions in response to 9/11. A young Pakistani Muslim goes to America, gets an education and becomes successful. When 9/11 occurs, that young man's life is challenged because he is harassed by police and at the same time feeling the pain of his people. But does he become a fundamentalist and goes on a murderous spree on the invaders? Absolutely not. He remains peaceful. The reason is that there is no such thing as fundamentalism in Islam. A person who watches this film will see how peaceful Islam really is. Now that I've seen this film, I will definitely read the book.


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