In the Name of God (2007)

The movie deals with the difference of opinion between the westernized, educated, modern Muslims and their counterparts who follow their religion and live life in the name of 'God'.

Director:

Shoaib Mansoor

Writers:

Shoaib Mansoor, Faiza Mujahid (lyrics)

Stars:

Shaan Shahid, Fawad Khan, Iman Ali

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shaan Shahid	...	Mansoor Hussain Khan
Fawad Khan	...	Sarmad Hussain Khan
Iman Ali	...	Mary Hussain Shah / Mariam
Austin Marie Sayre	...	Janie (as Austin Sayre)
Larry Newman	...	(as Larry Neumann Jr.)
Rasheed Naz	...	Moulana Tahiri
Naeem Tahir
Seemi Raheel	...	Mrs. Hussain Khan (as Seemin Raheel)
Humayun Kazmi
Angela Williams
Alex Edwards	...	Dave
Hameed Sheikh	...	Sher Shah (as Hameed Shiekh)
Rufus Graham	...	The English Solicitor
Najeeb Ullah Anjum
Ayub Khoso

Storyline

After going through a bitter divorce through a Caucasian wife, U.K.-based Hussain Shah now lives in a common-law relationship with another Caucasian woman. Angered that his daughter, Mary, is dating a Caucasian male, Dave, he counsels her to stop seeing him as it is forbidden for women to marry outside Islam. But when Mary persists, he relents and permits her to marry, provided she travels with him to Lahore, Pakistan, to meet his estranged mother and brother, to which she agrees. Once there, Mary is then taken to a remote area in Afghanistan and forced to marry her cousin, Sarmad Khan, a singing artiste, who has turned conservative after being influenced by Moulana Tahiri. Sarmad's brother, Mansoor, re-locates to Chicago, to enroll for music lessons with Professor Lincoln, meets with Caucasian fellow-student, Janie, and both fall in love with each other. Than the events of 9-11 will result in Mansoor's arrest by the CIA. He is isolated, humiliated, fed pork, tortured endlessly until ...

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Plot Keywords:

wheelchair | in medias res | fbi federal bureau of investigation | marry | arrest | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The screening of the movie was legally challenged with allegations that it promotes anti-Islamic values such as permission of creating music of all kinds in Islam and above all the marriage between a Muslim girl and a non-Muslim man.

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Quotes

Interrogator: ...what is between you and Osama Bin Laden?
Mansoor: I don't know. Maybe he is gay and he likes me!

User Reviews

A Must Watch...

This is one of the best..or in fact the best movies to come out of Pakistan in a long long time. Considering the perceived conservative situation prevailing in that country ,this is indeed a brave and laudable effort. The story surrounds the two brothers from Lahore and how their lives are affected by the after math of 9/11 crises. It also shows the travails of the England educated Pakistani girl Mary..who becomes an innocent victim of the skewed up logic or her hypo critic father. The two brothers are essentially music lovers, while one of them goes to US for furthering his musical education, the other one gets caught up in the teachings of fundamentalists Muslims and gives up his music. The girl Mary on the other hand is tricked into marrying in Pakistan when her father discovers that she has fallen in love with an English man. During the same time 9/11 happens and these educated persons fall prey to the adverse conditions surrounding them. The story of the film is remarkable as it clearly shows the aftermath of 9/11 crises on young educated Muslims. The movie picks up slowly with amateurish acting being done by some of the actors. But the story and smart screen play more than make up for it. In fact by second half one is riveted to his seat as the story takes it affect on you.There are quite a few great moments in the film but the one in which Mary tries to runaway from her captors in Afghanistan is especially heart rendering. Among the actors the lead actor Shaan and the actress playing Mary do a good job, but the final master stroke comes from the great Naseerudin Shah ,towards the end of the movie. Special mention must be made of the excellent back ground music of the film. It helps to convey the mood the film and stays with you even after the movie is finished. This is essentially a great film as it has its heart in the right place. It handles the issue of Islamic fundamentalism and the Muslim society with a humane touch without ever once going over the top. It takes a very objective view of the prevailing Pakistani society and should act as an eye opener for the western world. Finally being an Indian, anything concerning Pakistan is always of some interest to us,may be good or bad. At least for me this was a great eye opener. I came to realize that many of us Indians have totally false image of the society in Pakistan. This film show what a great country Pakistan is and the people in both country share the same values of peace and love at heart. The film also shows the importance of creative freedom for a society and hats off to Shoiab Mansoor,the director of the film for coming up with such a masterpiece!!!.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Pakistan

Language:

Urdu English

Release Date:

20 July 2007 (Pakistan)

Also Known As:

In the Name of God

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,432,378

Company Credits

Production Co:

Geo Films, Post Amazers, Shoman Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

168 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Color (Technicolor)