directed by: Mira Nair, year: 2012
actors: Riz Ahmed, Kate Hudson, Liev Schreiber

The Reluctant Fundamentalist follows the journey of a young Pakistani man chasing corporate success on Wall Street, only to find himself embroiled in a conflict between his American dream, a hostage crisis, and his homeland. As the stakes grow higher, he must decide where his loyalties truly lie.

Identity, Cultural Conflict, Post 9/11, Globalization, Personal Transformation