剧情简介
2005美国剧情片《The War Within》由Joseph Castelo导演,Ayad Akhtar主演,影片讲述的是:
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 US 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 Hassans religious beliefs as they clash headlong with his feelings for Sayeeds sister Duri Sayeed and the rest of the family What unfolds is a profound human and political drama as we explore Hassans motives as he struggles to carry out his mission