The War Within [Blu-ray]

Director: Joseph Castelo Joseph Castelo

Overview

The drama The War Within attempts to put a human face on a suicide bomber. Ayad Akhtar plays Hassan, a student from Pakistan matriculating in Paris. He is arrested for being a possible terrorist, and his brutal handling puts him in the mood for revenge when he eventually gets released. He becomes involved in a terrorist organization and eventually makes his way to the United Sates in order to carry out a bombing plot. When the other members in the plan are arrested, Hassan begins living with an old friend of his who lives a normal American life. Hassan begins to question his desire to go through with the bombing plot when he sees the happiness of his old friend.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/19/2006
UPC:	0876964000482
Original Release:	2005
Rating:	R
Source:	Magnolia Home Ent
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:33:00
Sales rank:	42,339

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Ayad Akhtar	Hassan
Nandana Sen	Duri
Firdous Bamji	Sayeed
Sarita Choudhury	Farida
Charles Daniel Sandoval	Khalid
John Ventimiglia	Gabe
Samrat Chakrabarti	Chief Inspector Khan
Mike McGlone	Mike O'Reilly
Kamal Marayati	Imam Hamza
Aasif Mandvi	Abdul
Ajay Naidu	Naved
Varun Sriram	Ali
Anjeli Chapman	Rasheeda
Wayman Ezell	Izzy
James Rana	Saudi Man
Chritopher Castelo	Steven
Christine Commesso	News Anchorwoman
John Zibell	Officer Carroll
Joseph Ascolese	Cop #1
Douglas Paretti	Cop #2
Michael Balsely	Agent #1
Robert Carroll	Agent #2
David Bishins	Tall Agent
Angel Desai	Reporter
Per Melita	Terrorist
Roy Farfel	CIA Agent #1
Jeff Ward	CIA Agent #2
Glenn Pike	CIA Agent #3
Vanessa Landino	Receptionist
Deepti Gupta	Woman #1
Farah Bala	Woman #2
Deepa Purohit	Woman #3
Goli Samii	Female Passenger
Troy Hall	Male Passenger #1
David Connolly	Male Passenger #2
Dianne Busch	Ticket Clerk
Manny Siverio	Stunt Coordinator
David Holmes	Composer
Free Association	Composer

Technical Credits

Joseph Castelo

Tom Glynn

Ayad Akhtar

Joseph Castelo	Director,Screenwriter
Tom Glynn	Producer,Screenwriter
Jason Kliot	Producer
Joana Vicente	Producer
Todd Wagner	Executive Producer
Tom Cuban	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Cindy Tolan	Casting
Ayad Akhtar	Screenwriter
Darren Frohlich	Key Grip
Juan Rodriguez	Sound Mixer
Gabriel Sanders	Sound Mixer