

The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013-04-24 · 130 min · ★ 6.6
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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- Directors
- Mira Nair
- Production companies
- Cine Mosaic, Mirabai Films
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 15,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 2,200,000
Top Cast
Riz AhmedChangez
Kate HudsonErica
Liev SchreiberBobby Lincoln
Kiefer SutherlandJim Cross
Om PuriAbu
Shabana AzmiAmmi
Martin DonovanLudlow Cooper
Nelsan EllisWainwright
Haluk BilginerNazmi Kemal
Meesha ShafiBina
Imaad ShahSameer
Christopher Nicholas SmithMike Rizzo
Ashwath BhattJunaid
Chandrachur SinghBandy Uncle
Adil HussainMustafa Fazil
Ali SethiAhmed
Sonya JehanNadiaTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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