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MONEY
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Earned back only 15% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist
"Terror has two faces."
2013 2h 10m EN
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Thriller
Synopsis
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In New York, a Pakistani native finds that his American Dream has collapsed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
βTerror has two faces.β
Cast
Riz Ahmed
Changez
Kate Hudson
Erica
Liev Schreiber
Bobby Lincoln
Kiefer Sutherland
Jim Cross
Om Puri
Abu
Shabana Azmi
Ammi
Martin Donovan
Ludlow Cooper
Nelsan Ellis
Wainwright
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Mira Nair
- Writers
- William Wheeler, Mohsin Hamid, Ami Boghani
- Languages
- English, Urdu
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 13 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Urdu.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Mira Nair, shot by Declan Quinn. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Michael Andrews. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Shimit Amin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Riz Ahmed and Kate Hudson and Liev Schreiber carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Terror has two faces.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Mira Nair directs. Declan Quinn behind the camera. Michael Andrews scores. Shimit Amin cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Urdu.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 15% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 13 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Urdu.
- 4Directed by Mira Nair, shot by Declan Quinn. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Michael Andrews. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Shimit Amin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Riz Ahmed and Kate Hudson and Liev Schreiber carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Terror has two faces.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt2032557 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 10 themes, including "new york city", "dreams", "hostage", "homeland".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Declan Quinn
- Original score
- Michael Andrews
- Editing
- Shimit Amin
- Production design
- Michael Carlin
- Costume design
- Arjun Bhasin
- Makeup / hair
- Andrea C. Brotherton
- VFX supervisor
- Krishnakant Mishra
- Sound
- Debajit Changmai
- Runtime
- 130 min Β· 2h 10m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Box office
- $2,200,000
- Return
- 15% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Mira Nair
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- CI
Cine Mosaic
US
Mirabai Films
US
Key crew
- EditorShimit Amin
- Costume DesignArjun Bhasin
- Production DesignMichael Carlin
- ScreenstoryMohsin Hamid
- NovelMohsin Hamid
- ScreenstoryAmi Boghani
- Co-ProducerAmi Boghani
- ProducerLydia Dean Pilcher
- Executive ProducerHani Farsi
- Line ProducerDiloy GΓΌlΓΌn
- Co-ProducerAnadil Hossain
- Associate ProducerCourtney Lee-Mitchell
- Co-ProducerRobin Nelson Sweet
- CastingCindy Tolan
- CastingHarika Uygur
- Art DirectionRussell Barnes
- Set DecorationJeanette Scott
- HairstylistAndrea C. Brotherton
- Key Hair StylistCynthia L. Chapman
- Hair Department HeadVanessa Davis-Kaib
- Makeup Department HeadKris Evans
- HairstylistFabian Garcia
- HairstylistBarbara Lorenz
- Key Makeup ArtistYasmin Rogers
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- new york city
- dreams
- hostage
- homeland
- crisis
- wall street
- conflict
- family
- 9/11
- woman director
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2013-03-17Β· CAAMFest
- Theatrical (limited)2013-04-26R
Also known as
International titles
- δΈζ ζΏηεΊη£εΎCN
- ζεηΎθΆι€¨ηιηδΊΊTW
- O Relutante FundamentalistaBR
- El fundamentalista reticenteES
- Zoraki RadikalTR
- The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Tage des ZornsAT
