The reluctant fundamentalist / Doha Film Institute presents ; a Mirabai Films and Cine Mosaic production ; a Mira Nair film ; produced by Lydia Dean Pilcher ; screenplay by William Wheeler ; directed by Mira Nair.

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When an American academic in Pakistan is kidnapped by anti-American radicals, the CIA thinks popular young Pakistani professor Changez is involved. But as Changez tells his story about his life in the US to an American foreign correspondent, the truth becomes harder to pin down.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Reluctant fundamentalist (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author: Andrews, Michael, 1967- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Doha Film Institute
Mirabai Films (Firm) (Production company)
Cine Mosaic (Firm) (Production company)
IFC Films (Publisher)
Other Authors: Ahmed, Riz, 1982- (Actor)
Hudson, Kate, 1979- (Actor)
Schreiber, Liev (Actor)
Sutherland, Kiefer, 1966- (Actor)
Puri, Om (Actor)
Azmi, Shabana, 1950- (Actor)
Bilginer, Haluk (Actor)
Donovan, Martin, 1957- (Actor)
Nair, Mira (Film director)
Pilcher, Lydia Dean (Film producer)
Wheeler, William, 1967- (Screenwriter)
Amin, Shimit (Editor of moving image work)
Quinn, Declan, 1957- (director of photography.)
Hamid, Mohsin, 1971-
Language:English
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English dialogue; optional English SDH or Spanish subtitles.
Published: New York, NY : IFC Films : IFC in Theaters LLC, [2013]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Hamid, Mohsin, > 1971- > Film adaptations.
Pakistani Americans > Drama.
Kidnapping > Drama.
Muslims > Drama.
New York (N.Y.) > Drama.
Hamid, Mohsin, > 1971-
Kidnapping.
Muslims.
Pakistani Americans.
New York (State) > New York.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Action and adventure films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Feature films > Great Britain.
Feature films > Qatar.
Action and adventure films > Great Britain.
Action and adventure films > Qatar.
Motion pictures > Great Britain.
Motion pictures > Qatar.
Drama.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Fiction films.
Action and adventure films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Feature films
Action and adventure films
Motion pictures
Physical Description:1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
When an American academic in Pakistan is kidnapped by anti-American radicals, the CIA thinks popular young Pakistani professor Changez is involved. But as Changez tells his story about his life in the US to an American foreign correspondent, the truth becomes harder to pin down.
Note:Based on the novel by Mohsin Hamid.
Videodisc release of the 2012 motion picture.
Special features: Making of; trailer.
Call Number:AR4 D0154207 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for language, some violence and brief sexuality.
ISBN:0788616943
9780788616945
Credits:Director of photography, Declan Quinn ; composer, Michael Andrews ; editor, Shimit Amin ; screen story, Mohsin Hamid, Ami Boghani.
System Details:DVD format; region 1, NTSC, widescreen (2.40:1), Dolby Digital 5.1 sound.
Cast:
Riz Ahmed, Kate Hudson, Liev Schreiber, Kiefer Sutherland, Om Puri, Shabana Azmi, Haluk Bilginer, Martin Donovan.