The War Within (film)

The War Within is a 2005 American drama film directed by Joseph Castelo and written by Ayad Akhtar, Joseph Castelo, and Tom Glynn. Distributed by HDNet Films and released by Magnolia Pictures, the film stars Ayad Akhtar, Firdous Bamji, Nandana Sen and Sarita Choudhury. The War Within premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival.

With no alternative and nowhere else to turn, Hassan must rely on the hospitality of his former best friend Sayeed, who is living the American dream with his family in New Jersey. To go forward and carry out his own attack, Hassan takes advantage of Sayeeds generosity while plotting his strategy and amassing materials to create explosives. Eventually, Hassans skewed religious fervor clashes with his feelings for Sayeed and his family, especially Sayeeds young son Ali, Sayeeds eightyearold daughter Rasheeda, and Sayeeds sister Duri, whom Hassan begins to fall in love with.When Izzy is arrested Khalid and Hassan decide to use the explosives in a suicide attack on Grand Central Station instead. Duri discovers Hassan mixing the explosives in her brothers house. When Sayeed tries to stop him he knocks him out and runs away. Duri follows Hassan to stop the attack. At the last minute, Khalid loses his nerve and Hassan goes to the target alone. Duri arrives at Grand Central Station just before Hassan detonates his explosive belt. After the attack, Sayeed is held by the police who believe that he helped Hassan. ........

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