The War Within R
SUPER SAVINGS: | $8.10 Limited Time Only |
List Price: |
|
You Save: | $1.88 (19% Off) |
Available:
Usually ships in 3-5 business days
Brand New
|
Also released as:
The War Within (Blu-ray)
for $15.30
DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: January 31, 2006
- Originally Released: 2005
- Label: Magnolia Home Ent
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Firdous Bamji & Ayad Akhtar | |
Directed by | Joseph Castelo |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 3.5/5 --
An affecting portrait of the torturous schism between radical Muslims and those who've embraced the West.
Jam! Movies
Rating: 3.5/4 --
Madly rational and persuasive political drama.
Full Review
Newsday
This is a film to unnerve any New Yorker, as it wanders city landmarks, like Grand Central Terminal, with destruction in mind...
Full Review
Flick Filosopher
Rating: 3/4 --
You just can't believe Hassan can see so much innocent humanity and still choose mass murder. And then Hassan quietly intones "God is great," and you realize he can no longer see them at all.
Full Review
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Rating: 3/4 --
Well-made, well-informed and apparently well-meant psychological thriller.
Detroit Free Press
Very good.
Ebert & Roeper
Rating: 2/4 --
Akhtar, who also co-wrote the screenplay, is unable to convey Hassan's internal conflicts with any force.
Globe and Mail
Product Description:
This searing, controversial, and thought-provoking drama examines the motives and emotions behind terrorism. Co-writer Ayad Akhtar stars as Hassan, a Pakistani man who's falsely accused of terrorist associations, then imprisoned and tortured before finally leaving jail as a genuinely militant extremist. He goes to stay with his old friend Sayeed in New York (Firdous Bamji in a scene-stealing performance), where he explores the city, flirts with Sayeed's sister (Nandana Sen), and works with a group planning to bomb Grand Central. The impressive cast of unknowns and solid direction from Joseph Castelo make this tense, thoughtful drama an intriguing look at a subculture that, for obvious reasons, is more often demonized than dramatized.
Keywords:
Product Info
- Sales Rank: 107,275
- UPC: 876964000031
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
- International Shipping: 1 item