The War Within

Name: The War Within
Genre: Drama
Released: 2005-09-30
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Ayad Akhtar, Firdous Bamji, Nandana Sen, Sarita Choudhury, Charles Daniel Sandoval

IMDb ID: tt0414344 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 6.8 (1,268 votes)

Genres: Drama

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

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: The War Within
Canada: The War Within (English)
United Kingdom: The War Within
Ireland: The War Within (English)
India: The War Within (English)
New Zealand: The War Within (English)
United States: The War Within
South Africa: The War Within (English)
Hungary: A belső harc
Brazil: Ato Terrorista
Greece: Epithesi aftoktonias (DVD Title)
United States: Over the Mountains (Working Title)
Germany: The War within - Vom Opfer zum Attentäter (DVD Title)
Russia: Через горы
Over the MountainsContent RatingRRelease Date2005-09-30Runtime90 minutesMetascore61IMDb Popularity0User Reviews41Critic Reviews33Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordspost september 11 2001
muslim
pakistani
islam
suicide vestFilming LocationsNew York City, New York, USAProduction CompaniesHDNet Films
Coalition Films
2929 ProductionsOfficial SitesOfficial site - http://www.warwithinmovie.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414344/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0414344.jpgUpdated At2025-04-10T19:28:08

Directors

Joseph Castelo

Writers

Ayad Akhtar
Joseph Castelo
Tom Glynn

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Ayad Akhtar | Character: Hassan
Actor: Firdous Bamji | Character: Sayeed Choudhury
Actor: Nandana Sen | Character: Duri Choudhury
Actor: Sarita Choudhury | Character: Farida S. Choudhury
Actor: Charles Daniel Sandoval | Character: Khalid
Actor: Varun Sriram | Character: Ali S. Choudhury
Actor: Anjeli Chapman | Character: Rasheeda S. Choudhury
Actor: John Ventimiglia | Character: Gabe
Actor: Michael McGlone | Character: Mike O'Reilly
Actor: Aasif Mandvi | Character: Abdul
Actor: Ajay Naidu | Character: Naved
Actor: Kamal Marayati | Character: Imam
Actor: Wayman Ezell | Character: Izzy
Actor: James Rana | Character: Saudi Man
Actor: Christopher Castelo | Character: Steven
Actor: Christine Commesso | Character: News Anchorwoman
Actor: John Zibell | Character: Officer Carroll
Actor: Joseph Ascolese | Character: Cop No. 1
Actor: Douglas Paretti | Character: Cop No. 2
Actor: Michael Balsley | Character: Agent No. 1
Actor: Rob Carroll | Character: Agent No. 2
Actor: David Bishins | Character: Tall Agent
Actor: Angel Desai | Character: Reporter
Actor: Samrat Chakrabarti | Character: Pakistani Interrogator
Actor: Per Melita | Character: Terrorist
Actor: Roy Farfel | Character: CIA Agent No. 1
Actor: Jeff Ward | Character: CIA Agent No. 2
Actor: Glenn Pike | Character: CIA Agent No. 3
Actor: Vanessa A. Londino | Character: Receptionist
Actor: Deepti Gupta | Character: Woman No. 1
Actor: Farah Bala | Character: Woman No. 2
Actor: Deepa Purohit | Character: Woman No. 3
Actor: Goli Samii | Character: Female Passenger
Actor: Troy Hall | Character: Male Passenger No. 1
Actor: David Connolly | Character: Guy in the back of the cab
Actor: Dianne Busch | Character: Ticket Clerk
Actor: Joseph M. Abbott | Character: Police Officer
Actor: Dimitra Bixby | Character: girl in Mosque
Actor: Samraat Ghosh | Character: Hassan's Brother

[Directors Group]
Name: Joseph Castelo | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Ayad Akhtar | Role: Writer
Name: Joseph Castelo | Role: Writer
Name: Tom Glynn | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Will Battersby | Role: Producer
Name: Mark Cuban | Role: Producer
Name: Tom Glynn | Role: Producer
Name: Jason Kliot | Role: Producer
Name: Gretchen McGowan | Role: Producer
Name: Per Melita | Role: Producer
Name: Michael G. Pollard | Role: Producer
Name: Tory Tunnell | Role: Producer
Name: Joana Vicente | Role: Producer
Name: Todd Wagner | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: David Holmes | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Lisa Rinzler | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Malcolm Jamieson | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Cindy Tolan | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Stephanie Carroll | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Ernesto Solo | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Sylvia Grieser | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Heidi Kulow | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Hagen Linss | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Mike Harrop | Role: Production Manager
Name: Per Melita | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Andrew Cesana | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Mark De Pace | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Lowell Freedman | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Christopher Lagdamen | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Josh Newport | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Andrew Aiello | Role: Art Department
Name: Russell Barnes | Role: Art Department
Name: Peter Christian Combe | Role: Art Department
Name: Scott Felluss | Role: Art Department
Name: Mary Frederickson | Role: Art Department
Name: Jess Levy | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Carlie Bergman | Role: Sound Department
Name: Leslie Bloome | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bob Chefalas | Role: Sound Department
Name: Anthony J. Ciccolini III | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Corcoran | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pam DeMetruis-Thomas | Role: Sound Department
Name: Giles Khan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Brooke Montgomery | Role: Sound Department
Name: Chris Navarro | Role: Sound Department
Name: Daniel Pagan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Eric Thompson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Colin Weeks | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Rebecca Arndt | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Victor Avila | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Manuel Billeter | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sung Rae Cho | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nicole Emmons | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Darren Frohlich | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dave Isern | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Koenig | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alan McIntyre Smith | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Yaminah McKessey | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Joseph Paolini | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Randy M. Salo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Walter Strafford | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sándor Temlock Casarin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Fernando Vallejo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Joseph White | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Yetter | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Matt Schreiber | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Alison Caviness | Role: Costume Department
Name: Marti Zabell | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Michael Hastings-Black | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Joel Hirsch | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Fred Manzi | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Laura Maxfield | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Ni Phan | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Simon Hawkins | Role: Location Management
Name: Zeke Hawkins | Role: Location Management
Name: Collin Smith | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Leo Abrahams | Role: Music Department
Name: Scott Cannizzaro | Role: Music Department
Name: Tracy McKnight | Role: Music Department
Name: Pati Yang | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Adi Amit | Role: Production Department
Name: Lowell Freedman | Role: Production Department
Name: Peter Tringali | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Anthony Pettine | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Courtney Andrialis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sameer Bajaj | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Claudio Barrientos | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dana Bloder | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Robert Bregman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steve Calalang | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sarah Croot | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eli Gurevich | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steve Holmgren | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Afia Nathaniel | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ni Phan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Daniel Silverman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christian Zak | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Ashley Rudden | Role: Thanks

Trailers

The War Within Scene: Scene 3 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi466142233/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi466142233/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677999957081.mp4?Expires=1788410632&Signature=t4AXb4~VmI3IByGscvQ3D01K5gE7rsV~LMzrXTlqzAgo3K0obPSEbTnnCKeBAl5xde5y4Z-5zdAvU2DBus~T-FBpFUd0cmAxhnf~M4c7Vdrzf55AqengiH~13MsULqTxcwhomoDjDUDCWVptb8brbjhY1Z4GYAvqZduGvlwSjc1bhggJtq3rmVr37wodhhchFwOpTT4m1w441di9BZYGBPEgKRdGFAUgnUmXs4Xf2sFBgo1ouvz8S1wWST-CnwtlFrn~fTqQKv-AnOLOTmEGrgXuZRD5EchbkPJNu4mnRthDGkqLPGn-XksjkuEybWCcP~ePCkb5xGN7rcL~~sc6fg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The War Within Scene: Scene 1 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4006069273/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi4006069273/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677909175522.mp4?Expires=1788410632&Signature=UZisuGDxiIB3mGXlLs5X3lRo~cMeHcBC0FQ1uMlWqXyczVKbfd~K18pK8muaYFT9gNIOIRwNM8E6m1iynKuxlmgqJA5mAGh8XGi-8sEse2FbkDcVtZIPTnZx140Wik0ErmS5Nj~vywtJP7N0UK3C6njXgoyAbtLGrm~d~4plWGaNMmBD9zFXRJnsxvbbZ-cWKVOsfKCPeRbLrNi0jzyLof~FiRrehURUYzwcfyqBRqoO8O5MamLT9dk~G9AUcoeVNCA-fnY88U22zdX-auPCBum5Mu9k-0HT~4V3RjV8S0o~8q2vgkH2IbLBXU3-WUwvLN2yhLGqoSwTXXWts8HkbQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The War Within Scene: Scene 2 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi4073178137/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi4073178137/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677921404810.mp4?Expires=1788410632&Signature=mTlnsUp6thEADZ04LMKkzrbwEnIwaJQC8uOjy10cz9wFjbbC4sT8BgYBVK4GcMmav7QA~iBUvCqmdJyQmVwkFcEjOiiVoKc0FpE2yqlcrBFcmBt9~H-1MUBK5A5oPFvRqllVxIMoM2WxjCBCdo1VKioRZGQ3-QPZEvMI6vAtTG28w5SXcdAG3-huo0KGPNf7M0EIPJSHwXiViqabiRXIP7YhuI4qC2Tpn1-wRS2-U1JXvzjCjGm7216fcZUgv0PG5ZZwfO1CtOgz2l0UgUXEuwNBnwy2g~sr15Wrkm-wtaD6bpv2HytagHsLZ41H2xKQRazBnP52CBbjb94Bhs~QKA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The War Within Scene: Scene 4 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3687302169/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3687302169/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677882712855.mp4?Expires=1788410632&Signature=dndxiaoJ34KTmcOjiaoepS~mSIf8Uz2swvPgC-mXF09AUHtC9EOti349XleJ6uhz22hx7dWOuKa0J8im~JtydNDoAKRWPrH9hg0uGOIhWfsQ3wyUg8X7~0rjg3Rkom0ATS-R72P0Ds6C5b5N7ZkYKvarlunnFoWi5oaw1OQHkC0-gGEv9IMdeDxdcf0BUTm~SscKPww3jrlnIwo~xwfQRKuz8q2u08vhcbU1KfWUuA8dwuo1Ym-hND6oCXoI84Ti3WaoumBszGwpYoQ2MhJT41ed75EMpVaYNBDLZkYQNoB3pPujajSTBFseXPXUr60U4QX-PmZLWlUq9SOxcHvkPw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The War Within Scene: Scene 6 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2898773017/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2898773017/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677870580060.mp4?Expires=1788410632&Signature=VtOtm~JeUim-GjyYJaimPRXSCXLEU7PlZaKz36SLEkeXEOkCNuG007h1b~1ni5QrF2ko7ohXPY95a98-6S1xw6Ml8Bu2mrt52Xpa79P0RXfceJJ0lskIBSTw~ETac9NeD5c-i8LzNIt18pTlNPfILnbaEi6ngSxP-NtDh6CzgqCghFev8t44TVR0vaoNKUOuKC-pUuRPDF4aaFDvbthKrXgs84bX0csur6IQxIf3Oi6XuyWwmf3jHXxT7VWccYspaQwmiLCsSiv5yi93hqLdIoGODViEQ~3qcTpXi4CAc-ajRB5WCcWvFQNruHfIZirnWQoQ0ql628yGTVuwC0uSOw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The War Within Scene: Scene 5 | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2345124889/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2345124889/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1678002234054.mp4?Expires=1788410632&Signature=PPZifAENf4DwvJK4ISqGKLJ~ftOzCALPGtcY8GbiVXTq2mZQjLx~A8g-UwdLhBtsuxRUGZBUqYySgKxNOQ3Ho62p-uCJPPU5b24UJV6OK4Hzf3rwx66XT6nC3l0DQuFLt5OpOgJ9EB5xAq7j3xuCWk6oBmIA4lv0Wi9WHpV4fyt49bsWrZeolT~yS~099RcLBX7JCvcS7oj1RhHHlezNA4f7RXOUDILjP7QyJshqkGqCrq~wCEVHVrYTvi8qWhzRSD0WDBQOdXjfIY7-aNBqdwqyPxeObpeueXMGNbogogxXdG~UsTN4~EINzy~3nlCXMZiJ-LhcgpBS2oYf2DI-ww__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Canada: September 13, 2005 (Toronto International Film Festival)
United States: September 30, 2005 (limited)
Greece: May 21, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Sweden: June 1, 2007 (TV premiere)

Awards

Box Office