# The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013)

> A Pakistani Wall Street analyst is forced to reassess ambition, loyalty, and belonging when post-9/11 suspicion collides with family ties and political violence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/79648

## Facts

- Runtime: 130 min
- Genres: Thriller
- Director: Mira Nair
- Cast: Riz Ahmed, Kate Hudson, Liev Schreiber, Kiefer Sutherland, Om Puri, Shabana Azmi, Martin Donovan, Nelsan Ellis
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2032557/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: serious, paranoid, melancholic, political cinema night, literary adaptation viewing

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