---
title: 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mira Nair'
released: '2012-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 130
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Qatar'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-reluctant-fundamentalist-2012'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2032557/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012)

2012 · 130 min · Drama · Qatar, United Kingdom, Italy, United States


## Synopsis

The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a 2012 American political thriller drama film directed by Mira Nair and starring Riz Ahmed, Kate Hudson, and Liev Schreiber. It is based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Mohsin Hamid. The film is a post-9/11 story about the impact of the terrorist attacks on one Pakistani man and his treatment by Americans in reaction to them.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mira Nair](https://cinepixo.com/people/mira-nair)
- **Screenplay:** [Mohsin Hamid](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohsin-hamid), [William Wheeler](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-wheeler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-andrews-2)
- **Producer:** [Lydia Dean Pilcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/lydia-dean-pilcher)
- **Director of Photography:** [Declan Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/declan-quinn)
- **Editor:** [Shimit Amin](https://cinepixo.com/people/shimit-amin)

## Cast

- [Kiefer Sutherland](https://cinepixo.com/people/kiefer-sutherland)
- [Riz Ahmed](https://cinepixo.com/people/riz-ahmed)
- [Martin Donovan](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-donovan)
- [Meesha Shafi](https://cinepixo.com/people/meesha-shafi)
- [Kate Hudson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-hudson)
- [Nelsan Ellis](https://cinepixo.com/people/nelsan-ellis)
- [Om Puri](https://cinepixo.com/people/om-puri)
- [Haluk Bilginer](https://cinepixo.com/people/haluk-bilginer)
- [Shabana Azmi](https://cinepixo.com/people/shabana-azmi)
- [Chandrachur Singh](https://cinepixo.com/people/chandrachur-singh)
- [Liev Schreiber](https://cinepixo.com/people/liev-schreiber)
- [Adil Hussain](https://cinepixo.com/people/adil-hussain)

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