The Reluctant Fundamentalist Mohsin Hamid
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

The Reluctant Fundamentalist, a film that is seemingly about the radicalization of a “westernized” Muslim against his adopted country, is certainly timely. Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist is based on a 2007 novel by the Pakistani writer Mohsin Hamid, a quick read that dramatises some topical talking points in a cloying mock-pedantic style. Wall Street capitalist or mujahid? In the wake of the Boston bombings Mira Nair's topical political drama arrives in cinemas featuring a standout performance from Riz Ahmed, a British actor in the central role. If you forget the politics and just look at the film, The Reluctant Fundamentalist doesn't fare much better. The reluctant fundamentalist is a fascinating, complex character, but "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" doesn t know what to do with him. Premiere at New York's Tribeca Film Festival on Monday night. The Reluctant Fundamentalist premiered last year at the Venice Film Festival, but it will be a very different screening experience when it has its U.S. 31st International Filmfest München Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Anand Gandhi's Ship of Theseus will be screened at the 31st International Filmfest München. The interviewee may or may not be a terrorist and the interviewer may or may not be a CIA agent. The Reluctant Fundamentalist has two major characters, the prime focus of this story is the interaction between Changez the Pakistani and Bobby the American, and neither of them are what they appear to be. Mira Nair's film The Reluctant Fundamentalist is particularly outrageous viewing in light of the racist backlash to the Woolwich murder. Mira Nair's drama, based on the novel by Mohsin Hamid, co-stars Riz Ahmed as a young Muslim professor and Liev Schreiber as an American journalist. Adapted from Mohsin Hamid's novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist tells the story of Changez Khan (Riz Ahmed), a young Pakistani man who moved from his home in Lahore to chase the fabled American Dream. It's a thriller that lacks tension and suspense.