The War Within Movie Review 2005

Pakistani student Hassan (Akhtar) is kidnapped from his Paris home and tortured for three years in a detention center during which time he becomes a radicalized Jihadist. After being released he is smuggled into New York where he is to play a key role in a plot to bomb targets in the city. Hassan's friend Sayeed (Bamji) allows him to stay in his home in New Jersey while Hassan is working within a sleeper cell. This sets up a sharp contrast between the western lifestyle of Sayeed's family and the extremist activities of Hassan and his cell. The chilling plausibility of the storyline makes up for any weakness in execution.

Distribution

Magnolia Home Entertainment, 49 W. 27th St., 7th Fl., New York, NY 10001, Phone: (212)924-6701, Fax: (212)924-6742, Email: dvd@magpictures.com

Available on DVD
Running time 90 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Terrorism, Middle East, New York, New York, New Jersey

Screenplay

Joseph Castelo, Ayad Akhtar, Tom Glynn

Cast

Ayad Akhtar, Nandana Sen, Firdous Bamji, Sarita Choudhury, John Ventimiglia, Mike McGlone, Firdous Bamji, Charles Daniel Sandoval, Varun Sriram, Anjeli Chapman, Ajay Naidu, Aasif Mandvi

Cinematography

Lisa Rinzler

Director

Joseph Castelo

Music

David Holmes

Other

Giles Khan, Tracy McKnight, Malcolm Jamieson, Ernestor Solo, Sylvia Grieser, Stephanie Carroll

Producer

Jason Kliot, Joana Vicente, Tom Glynn, HDNet Film, Magnolia Pictures