The War Within

Sep 30, 2005

1h 33m

★ 5.6

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

The War Within Trailers

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Cast

Hassan

Ayad Akhtar

Sayeed Choudhury

Firdous Bamji

Duri Choudhury

Nandana Sen

Farida S. Choudhury

Sarita Choudhury

Khalid

Charles Daniel Sandoval

Ali S. Choudhury

Varun Sriram

Rasheeda S. Choudhury

Anjeli Chapman

Gabe

John Ventimiglia

Mike O’Reilly

Michael McGlone

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Ajay Naidu

Imam

Kamal Marayati

Izzy

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Cast

Hassan

Ayad Akhtar

Sayeed Choudhury

Firdous Bamji

Duri Choudhury

Nandana Sen

Farida S. Choudhury

Sarita Choudhury

Khalid

Charles Daniel Sandoval

Ali S. Choudhury

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Anjeli Chapman

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John Ventimiglia

Mike O’Reilly

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Ajay Naidu

Imam

Kamal Marayati

Izzy

The War Within

Overview

Genres

The War Within Trailers

Cast

Ayad Akhtar

Firdous Bamji

Nandana Sen

Sarita Choudhury

Charles Daniel Sandoval

Varun Sriram

Anjeli Chapman

John Ventimiglia

Michael McGlone

Ajay Naidu

Kamal Marayati

Wayman Ezell

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