THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST

By Mira NAIR

BTEAM PICTURES - as DISTR

Thriller - Completed 2012

Based on the best-selling novel by Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a riveting thriller about the story of Changez, a young Pakistani man chasing corporate success on Wall Street in the era of globalisation.

Festivals
& Awards

La Biennale di Venezia - Venice FF 2012
Out of Competition
Toronto - TIFF 2012
Gala Presentations
IFF of India, Goa 2012
Centenary Award
San Sebastian FF 2013
Film Library (not in selection)
    • Year of production
    • 2012
    • Genres
    • Thriller
    • Countries
    • USA, INDIA, TURKEY, PAKISTAN
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH, Other
    • Duration
    • 128 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Mira NAIR
    • Writer(s)
    • Ami BOGHANI, Moshin HAMID, William WHEELER
    • Producer(s)
    • Lydia DEAN PILCHER
    • Synopsis
    • Against the intense roar of student demonstrations in the area, Pakistani professor Changez Khan and American Bobby Lincoln share a cup of tea and conversation. The collegial pretense slowly gives way to why the unlikely pair has gathered on a summer day - another professor has been kidnapped by extremists. Changez called CIA agent Bobby to tell his side of the story. Bobby is there to listen, with an agenda of his own. A thriller set against the backdrop of contemporary conflict, The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a riveting, brilliantly unsettling exploration of bias. and the phenomenon of globalization.
    • Beginning of shooting
    • Sep 01, 2011