The War Within (2005)

Written and directed by first time filmmaker Joseph Castelo, "The War Within" is the story of Hassan, (Ayad Akhtar in his debut performance), a Pakistani engineering student in Paris who is mistakenly apprehended for terrorist activities and forcibly interrogated by U.S. intelligence services. So shaken by the experience, he vows revenge and joins a terrorist cell based in New York City with plans to begin the ground war in the United States. On the morning the attack is due to take place, all members of the cell are arrested except Hassan and one other member.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. Lying to his friend about why he is in the US, Sayeed helps Hassan get a job driving a livery cab which furnishes Hassan with the money he needs to start manufacturing explosives in the hope of achieving a smaller but still effective act of terror. With each day that passes, we witness Hassan's religious beliefs as they clash headlong with his feelings for Sayeed's sister Duri, Sayeed, and the rest of the family. What unfolds is a profound human and political drama as we explore Hassan's motives as he struggles to carry out his mission. 爸爸被抓走 姑姑被炸死 那些人以真主的名义杀死别人 毁了他的家 他还在乞求真主的救赎。倍速，写实的人物刻画，真实的现实触动观者的内心，与主人公产生共鸣。窝藏罪名纯属美国的执法迫害，无辜的朋友主动举报却使真实身份上电视令我十分愤怒，想骂的不是借住的恐怖分子，而是美国政府机构的粗暴，怪不得穆斯林有深仇大恨