the ideas of identity, cultural identity, and the role of religion and and islam in an multiethnic, multicultural, multireligion society full of many different religions and ethnicities. i wonder, mira, when boston happened, the film premiered yesterday, to what degree it s almost eerie that these issues would be raised at the time that the film is coming out. it is eerie and sadly this will be a timely film for a long time. but the film came out of a desire to have a real, genuine human dialogue between this part of the world, the americas and the subcontinent, the islamic world. because as someone like the writer and myself. i have grown up both in new york city and in india. and very often, especially in the decade post 9/11, i have seen america so-called converse with that rest of the world in the media, in films, but it s always a monologue, it s never
our main character begins to understand, he s a financial analyst. ascending quickly on wall street because he s ruthless, going to philippines, shutting down factories creating greater profit for the companies. and he realizes a human being is at the bottom, bottom of the belief system. just in the same way that the human being is at the bottom of the organizing of terror or organizing of religion. he understands he doesn t want to be a part of that system. frank you re nodding your head here, the human being being at the bottom of the global financial i was thinking, it s, we always need to remember that because the promise of this country is so great, it disappointment in this country can be just as great. that s the theme of this story and i think that s something we need to remember. this is a very difficult experiment. we re doing here in america, it s worthy, but it s not easy. that s entirely true. the film is the reluctant fundamentalist. in theaters on friday. pre