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Summary:

When an American academic in Pakistan is kidnapped by anti-American radicals, the CIA thinks popular young Pakistani professor Changez is involved. But as Changez tells his story about his life in the US to an American foreign correspondent, the truth becomes harder to pin down.

Contributors:

Ahmed, Riz, 1982- , actor

Hudson, Kate, 1979- , actor

Schreiber, Liev , actor

Sutherland, Kiefer, 1966- , actor

Puri, Om , actor

Azmi, Shabana, 1950- , actor

Bilginer, Haluk , actor

Donovan, Martin, 1957- , actor

Nair, Mira , film director

Pilcher, Lydia Dean , film producer

Wheeler, William, 1967- , screenwriter

Amin, Shimit , editor of moving image work

Quinn, Declan, 1957- , director of photography

Andrews, Michael, 1967- , composer

Hamid, Mohsin, 1971-

Doha Film Institute

Mirabai Films (Firm) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Cine Mosaic (Firm) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

IFC Films , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English
Spanish

Language Notes:

English dialogue; optional English SDH or Spanish subtitles.

Related Works:

motion picture adaptation of: Reluctant fundamentalist [by Hamid, M.]

Subjects:

Hamid, Mohsin, 1971- — Film adaptations

Pakistani Americans — Drama

Kidnapping — Drama

Muslims — Drama

New York (N.Y.) — Drama

Hamid, Mohsin, 1971-

Pakistani Americans

Kidnapping

Muslims

United States

New York (State) — New York

Genres:

Motion pictures

Fiction films

Film adaptations

Action and adventure films

Feature films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Feature films — Great Britain

Feature films — Qatar

Action and adventure films — Great Britain

Action and adventure films — Qatar

Motion pictures — Great Britain

Motion pictures — Qatar

Drama

System Details:

DVD format; region 1, NTSC, widescreen (2.40:1), Dolby Digital 5.1 sound.

Performers:

Cast: Riz Ahmed, Kate Hudson, Liev Schreiber, Kiefer Sutherland, Om Puri, Shabana Azmi, Haluk Bilginer, Martin Donovan.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Declan Quinn ; composer, Michael Andrews ; editor, Shimit Amin ; screen story, Mohsin Hamid, Ami Boghani

General Notes:

Based on the novel by Mohsin Hamid.
Videodisc release of the 2012 motion picture.
Special features: Making of; trailer.

Audience:

MPAA rating: R; for language, some violence and brief sexuality.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; surround; Dolby Digital 5.1

Video Characteristics:

laser optical; NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

REL 2012 DVD

ISBNs:

0788616943
9780788616945

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 030306987491
Publisher Number, IFC Films: IFC9874

OCLC Numbers:

852258653