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The War Within ()


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A Pakistani involved in a planned attack in New York City experiences a crisis of conscience.

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Hassan
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Sayeed Choudhury
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Duri Choudhury
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Farida S. Choudhury
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Khalid
Varun Sriram ...
Ali S. Choudhury
Anjeli Chapman ...
Rasheeda S. Choudhury
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Gabe
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Mike O'Reilly (as Mike McGlone)
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Abdul
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Naved
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Imam
Wayman Ezell ...
Izzy
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Saudi Man
Christopher Castelo ...
Steven
Christine Commesso ...
News Anchorwoman
John Zibell ...
Officer Carroll
Joseph Ascolese ...
Cop No. 1
Douglas Paretti ...
Cop No. 2
Michael Balsley ...
Agent No. 1
Rob Carroll ...
Agent No. 2 (as Robert Carroll)
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Tall Agent
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Reporter
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Pakistani Interrogator
Per Melita ...
Terrorist
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CIA Agent No. 1
Jeff Ward ...
CIA Agent No. 2
Glenn Pike ...
CIA Agent No. 3
Vanessa A. Londino ...
Receptionist (as Vanessa Londino)
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Woman No. 1
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Woman No. 2
Deepa Purohit ...
Woman No. 3
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Female Passenger
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Male Passenger No. 1
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Guy in the back of the cab
Dianne Busch ...
Ticket Clerk
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Joseph M. Abbott ...
Police Officer
Dimitra Bixby ...
girl in Mosque
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Hassan's Brother (scenesDeleted) (as Sam Ghosh)

Directed by

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Joseph Castelo

Written by

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Ayad Akhtar ... ()
 
Joseph Castelo ... ()
 
Tom Glynn ... ()

Produced by

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Will Battersby ... associate producer
Mark Cuban ... executive producer
Tom Glynn ... producer
Jason Kliot ... producer
Gretchen McGowan ... co-producer
Per Melita ... co-producer
Michael G. Pollard ... associate producer
Tory Tunnell ... associate producer
Joana Vicente ... producer
Todd Wagner ... executive producer

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David Holmes

Cinematography by

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Lisa Rinzler

Editing by

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Malcolm Jamieson

Editorial Department

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Dana Bloder ... digital intermediate project manager
Steve Calalang ... digital intermediate colorist
Michael Hastings-Black ... post-production coordinator
Joel Hirsch ... additional editor
Fred Manzi ... assistant editor
Laura Maxfield ... post-production coordinator
Ni Phan ... post-production coordinator
Christian Zak ... digital intermediate producer

Casting By

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Cindy Tolan

Production Design by

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Stephanie Carroll

Art Direction by

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Ernesto Solo

Costume Design by

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Sylvia Grieser

Makeup Department

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Heidi Kulow ... makeup department head
Hagen Linss ... key makeup artist: second unit

Production Management

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Mike Harrop ... post-production supervisor
Per Melita ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Andrew Cesana ... second assistant director
Mark De Pace ... second second assistant director (as Mark O. De Pace)
Christopher Lagdamen ... second second assistant director
Josh Newport ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Andrew Aiello ... art intern
Russell Barnes ... art department coordinator
Peter Christian Combe ... scenic artist
Sarah Croot ... property master
Scott Felluss ... art intern
Mary Frederickson ... on-set dresser
Jess Levy ... art department assistant

Sound Department

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Carlie Bergman ... adr recordist
Leslie Bloome ... foley artist (as Leslie Bloom)
Bob Chefalas ... re-recording mixer
Anthony J. Ciccolini III ... supervising dialogue editor (as Chic Ciccolini III)
David Corcoran ... sound recordist
Pam DeMetruis-Thomas ... adr editor (as Pam DeMetruis)
Giles Khan ... sound
Brooke Montgomery ... boom operator (as John F. Brooke Montgomery)
Chris Navarro ... adr recordist
Daniel Pagan ... supervising sound editor
Eric Thompson ... adr mixer
Colin Weeks ... additional sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Rebecca Arndt ... assistant camera
Victor Avila ... camera intern
Manuel Billeter ... first assistant camera
Sung Rae Cho ... first assistant camera
Nicole Emmons ... grip-electric swing
Darren Frohlich ... key grip
Dave Isern ... camera operator (as David Isern) / steadicam operator (as David Isern)
Mark Koenig ... best boy electric
Alan McIntyre Smith ... gaffer
Yaminah McKessey ... additional assistant camera
Joseph Paolini ... best boy grip
Randy M. Salo ... additional grip
Walter Strafford ... additional electrician
Sándor Temlock Casarin ... first assistant camera (as Sandor Temlock)
Fernando Vallejo ... additional camera production assistant
Joseph White ... additional cinematographer
Michael Yetter ... additional gaffer

Casting Department

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Matt Schreiber ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Alison Caviness ... wardrobe assistant (as Allison Caviness)
Marti Zabell ... assistant costume designer

Location Management

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Simon Hawkins ... location scout
Zeke Hawkins ... location scout
Collin Smith ... location manager

Music Department

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Leo Abrahams ... musician
Scott Cannizzaro ... music mixer
Tracy McKnight ... music supervisor
Pati Yang ... musician: vocals

Script and Continuity Department

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Anthony Pettine ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Adi Amit ... production coordinator
Courtney Andrialis ... assistant to the producers: HDNet Films
Sameer Bajaj ... consultant: Urdu
Claudio Barrientos ... assistant to co-producer
Robert Bregman ... assistant to director
Lowell Freedman ... key production assistant
Eli Gurevich ... production accountant
Steve Holmgren ... office manager
Afia Nathaniel ... consultant: Urdu
Ni Phan ... assistant to producer
Daniel Silverman ... film recorder
Peter Tringali ... production intern

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Ashley Rudden ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Sayeed Choudhury was born in Pakistan but has come to the U.S.A., where he now lives in New York with his wife Farida; schoolgirl daughter Rasheeda; schoolboy son Ali; and unmarried sister Duri. One morning Farida hearts a knock at the door; Ali opens it to Sayeed's childhood friend Hassan, whom the family welcomes with open arms. Hassan informs them that he will be hired soon in the States and he is invited to spend a few days with the Choudhury family. Duri, who has a Caucasian boyfriend, Mike, is also thrilled to meet Hassan and openly shows her attraction to him. Ali also takes an instant liking to Hassan, and is taught the true values of Islam and how when one Muslim hurts, the pain is felt by Muslims worldwide. Sayeed is quite content with the American way of life and feels secure and comfortable, especially when he sees Germans, Jews, Muslims, Catholics, and non-believers living in harmony and doing business with one another. Sayeed soon discovers that Hassan has different ideas about America, a country paralyzed with fear, a nation of tyranny, hatred, greed, domination, and war. He also believes that non-Muslims are Jaheels. Sayeed also learns that Hassan is in the States on a suicide mission to bomb Grand Central Station. Will he be successful in carrying out this deadly mission, or can Sayeed stop him? Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

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Also Known As
  • Over the Mountains (United States)
  • The War within - Vom Opfer zum Attentäter (Germany)
  • Через горы (Russia)
  • Epithesi aftoktonias (Greece)
  • Ato Terrorista (Brazil)
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Runtime
  • 90 min
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Opening Weekend United States $7,540, 02 Oct 2005

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