1. The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012) - Rotten Tomatoes
Director: Mira Nair ; Producer: Lydia Dean Pilcher ; Screenwriter: William Wheeler ; Genre: Drama ; Distributor: IFC Films.
In New York, a Pakistani native (Riz Ahmed) finds that his American Dream has collapsed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
2. The Reluctant Fundamentalist | CAAMFest 2013
Ahmed and his castmates (among them Kiefer Sutherland and Om Puri) are aided greatly by Nair's assured direction.
Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist chronicles the life of a Pakistani man altered by 9/11. From New York City in 2001 to Lahore ten years later, Changez (Riz Ahmed) loses his grip on the American Dream and ends up disillusioned with the country he used to love
3. The Reluctant Fundamentalist movie review (2013) - Roger Ebert
Director. Mira Nair ; Novel by. Mohsin Hamid ; Screenplay. William Wheeler ...
Mira Nair's "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" follows the transformations of the wide-eyed Pakistani Changez Khan (Riz Ahmed), who arrives in the US with great professional ambitions. And he accomplishes much before the planes hit the World Trade Center, a crisis that challenges his materialism, leading him to step back from the many choices he's made, in his capitalist career and his love life.
4. The Reluctant Fundamentalist | 2013 Tribeca Festival
Cast & Credits ; Director. Mira Nair ; Screenwriter. William Wheeler ; Producer. Lydia Pilcher ; Editor. Shimit Amin ; Cinematographer. Declan Quinn ...
Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding, The Namesake) returns with another spellbinding adaptation of a celebrated bestseller. Pakistan-born Changez (Riz Ahmed) turns a Princeton degree into a cushy life on Wall Street with a gorgeous girlfriend (Kate Hudson). Then the Twin Towers fall, and his American dream shatters amid interrogations and overwhelming national distrust. He soon questions his allegiances, as this thriller exposes the dangers of being a stranger in your own land.
5. Between Worlds, A 'Reluctant Fundamentalist' - NPR
Apr 25, 2013 · Between Worlds, A 'Reluctant Fundamentalist' · Director: Mira Nair · Genre: Thriller · Running Time: 130 minutes.
Mira Nair's powerful, restrained adaptation of the best-selling novel arrives amid intense public debate about the alienation of immigrants in America.
6. The Reluctant Fundamentalist Movie Review - Common Sense Media
Jul 11, 2024 · Powerful, edgy, but overlong film about search for identity. Read Common Sense Media's The Reluctant Fundamentalist review, age rating, ...
Powerful, edgy, but overlong film about search for identity. Read Common Sense Media's The Reluctant Fundamentalist review, age rating, and parents guide.
7. Film Review: The Reluctant Fundamentalist; Director – Mira Nair
Jun 4, 2013 · By Mosarrap Hossain Khan Nair, and her team of scriptwriters, which includes Mohsin Hamid himself, did what appears to be the most sensible.
By Mosarrap Hossain Khan Nair, and her team of scriptwriters, which includes Mohsin Hamid himself, did what appears to be the most sensible. Take Changez’s story from the novel and replace the part…
8. The Reluctant Fundamentalist Reviews - Metacritic
Production Company Cine Mosaic, Doha Film Institute, Karma Film Prod, Mirabai Films ; Release Date Apr 26, 2013 ; Duration 2 h 10 m ; Rating R ; Tagline When one ...
A young Pakistani man chasing corporate success on Wall Street finds himself caught between the American Dream, conflicting ideologies, and the enduring call of his family's homeland.
9. Review: The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Film Comment
Apr 25, 2013 · The Reluctant Fundamentalist Kate Hudson. “Some truths take their time,” says the eponymous fundamentalist, Changez, in Mira Nair's new film.
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10. The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Woodstock Film Festival
Apr 21, 2024 · Starring Kate Hudson, Kiefer Sutherland, Liev Schreiber, Riz Ahmed. Followed by a Q&A with Director Mira Nair and Producer Lydia Dean ...
Starring Kate Hudson, Kiefer Sutherland, Liev Schreiber, Riz Ahmed. Followed by a Q&A with Director Mira Nair and Producer Lydia Dean Pilcher.
11. Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist
In 2013, the movie version of The Reluctant Fundamentalist, directed by Mira Nair, premiered. Though the movie's story differs from that of the book, Hamid ...
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12. Film Review: The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013) | Dead ...
Aug 15, 2013 · Film Review: The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013). Sophie Syed ... The director, Mira Nair, (who also directed Vanity Fair, Monsoon ...
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13. The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Overview · Mira Nair. Director · Mohsin Hamid. Novel · William Wheeler. Screenplay ...
In New York, a Pakistani native finds that his American Dream has collapsed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
14. A radicalisation expert's view on The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Jun 2, 2013 · My key question, for both Hamid and the director Mira Nair, is what they mean by "fundamentalist". In the film, we learn how Changez Khan, a ...
Hardly mentioning Islam, the film of The Reluctant Fundamentalist does manage to nail some of the reasons why people turn to terrorism, writes radicalisation expert Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens
15. Mira Nair Brings 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' To The Silver Screen
Apr 26, 2013 · In her latest film “The Reluctant Fundamentalist,” director Mira Nair explores the life of a young Pakistani man who slowly becomes more ...
In her latest film “The Reluctant Fundamentalist,” director Mira Nair explores the life of a young Pakistani man who slowly becomes more radicalized after the events of September 11.
16. 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' review: Waking up ... - Oregon Live
May 9, 2013 · By depicting America's post-9/11 Global War on Terror through Pakistani eyes, Mira Nair's film "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" serves as a ...
By depicting America's post-9/11 Global War on Terror through Pakistani eyes, Mira Nair's film "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" serves as a welcome rejoinder to some of the more jingoistic rhetoric of the last dozen years.
17. Scene On Film: 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' - Two River Times
May 10, 2013 · Neither left nor right will find support for preconceived perceptions. We owe mighty thanks to director Mira Nair and to Ami Boghani for writing ...
By Joan Ellis How often do you watch a movie that invites you to open your mind wide for new understanding? Not often in our polarized world. As a story of complex cultures in alternating time frames, The Reluctant Fundamentalist is not easy to watch, but it offers us the reward of new insights into