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Critic Omer M. Mozaffar
rated 8

Nair has made a very smart film, whose ambitions sometimes exceed the piece's depths.

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Critic Damon Wise
rated 6

...political but also very human drama uses the aftermath of 9/11 to explore Osama bin Laden’s legacy from a less populist angle.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 6

...a bold piece of storytelling with a strong lead performance from Riz Ahmed, and it rightly made an impression at last year's Venice film festival...

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Critic Sam Adams
rated 6

The Reluctant Fundamentalist, adapted by William Wheeler and Ami Boghani from Mohsin Hamid’s novel, is at its best when it’s focused on Ahmed’s journey between cultures...

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Fredrik Adolvsson
rated 8

Changez historia är oerhört fängslande, från uppväxt till hur han verkar nå sina drömmars mål när 11:e september händer, genom relationer och vidare tillbaka till ramhandlingen.

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Cast & Crew

Mira Nair
Director
Om Puri
As Abu
Liev Schreiber
As Bobby Lincoln
Kiefer Sutherland
As Jim Cross
Shabana Azmi
As Ammi
Martin Donovan
As Ludlow Cooper
Haluk Bilginer
As Nazmi Kemal

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The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a thought-provoking thriller that explores the complexities of identity, culture, and the human condition. Changez Khan, a brilliant Pakistani professor, is suspected of being involved in the kidnapping of an American professor. Through a series of flashbacks, we learn about Changez's journey from a poor childhood to a successful career on Wall Street. He becomes disillusioned with the US after 9/11 and begins to question his identity as an American. Meanwhile, he becomes embroiled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a CIA agent who is determined to find the missing professor. As tensions rise and loyalties are tested, The Reluctant Fundamentalist raises important questions about the nature of truth, the cost of ambition, and the fragility of human relationships.

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