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NRI Filmmaker Mira Nair's 'Reluctant Fundamentalist' to Open Venice Film Fest 2012

Mira Nair’s political thriller “The Reluctant Fundamentalist” will open the 69th annual Venice Film Festival scheduled to take placed in Venice, Italy from August 29 to September 8, 2012.

“The Reluctant Fundamentalist” starring Shabana Azmi and Om Puri, is based on the bestselling novel of the same title by Pakistani writer Mohsin Hamid. The film centers around a Pakistani man (played by actor Riz Ahmed) caught between his professional Wall Street ambitions, a hostage crisis and homeland loyalty in a post-9/11 world.

The film also features Kate Hudson, Kiefer Sutherland and Liev Schreiber.

The full programming lineup for this year’s showcase is expected to be released on July 26.

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