Film Preview: The Reluctant Fundamentalist

The aftermath of 9/11 was incredibly far reaching and in many ways is still being felt today, but for a Pakistani man living in New York chasing the American dream it can certainly change many things in your life. I've been assured this isn't a film just about 9/11 but more about people's attitudes towards each other with the film displaying both sides of a particularly difficult story.

Based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Mohsin Hamed, Changez (Riz Ahmed) is chasing the corporate dream working on Wall Street and being a top performer within his company. In the wake of 9/11, Changez becomes bitterly embroiled in a political war, a hostage crisis and whether he should give up his dream and go back to Pakistan.

The Reluctant Fundamentalist is released in the UK on 10th May 2013 and the trailer is embedded below: