---
title: 'The War Within (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joseph Castelo'
released: '2005-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-war-within-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414344/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The War Within (2005)

2005 · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The War Within is a 2005 American political drama film directed by Joseph Castelo, who wrote the screenplay with Ayad Akhtar and Tom Glynn. The film stars Akhtar as Hassan, a Pakistani engineering student who is apprehended by Western intelligence services for suspected terrorist activities. It also stars Nandana Sen, Firdous Bamji, Sarita Choudhury, and Charles Daniel Sandoval.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Ayad Akhtar](https://cinepixo.com/people/ayad-akhtar)
- **Director:** [Joseph Castelo](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-castelo)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Holmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-holmes-2)
- **Producer:** [Mark Cuban](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-cuban), [Jason Kliot](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-kliot), [Joana Vicente](https://cinepixo.com/people/joana-vicente)

## Cast

- [Firdous Bamji](https://cinepixo.com/people/firdous-bamji)
- [Samrat Chakrabarti](https://cinepixo.com/people/samrat-chakrabarti)
- [Ayad Akhtar](https://cinepixo.com/people/ayad-akhtar)
- [Nandana Sen](https://cinepixo.com/people/nandana-sen)

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