Ideological thriller directed by Mira Nair and starring Riz Ahmed as Changez, a young Pakistani professor working in Lahore. In a meeting with American journalist Bobby (Liev Schreiber), Changez recounts his experience in the United States working on Wall Street for his mentor Jim Cross (Kiefer Sutherland). With only high-profile success ahead of him and a beautiful young artist girlfriend (Kate Hudson) at home, he felt he was realising his very own American dream. That is, until the fateful day of 9/11 transformed the understanding of the society which had once welcomed him and forced him to make a decision about where his allegiances lie...
