简介：WrittenanddirectedbyfirsttimefilmmakerJosephCastelo,"TheWarWithin"isthestoryofHassan,(AyadAkhtarinhisdebutperformance),aPakistaniengineeringstudentinPariswhoismistakenlyapprehendedforterroristactivitiesandforciblyinterrogatedbyU.S.intelligenceservices.Soshakenbytheexperience,hevowsrevengeandjoinsaterroristcellbasedinNewYorkCitywithplanstobeginthegroundwarintheUnitedStates.Onthemorningtheattackisduetotakeplace,allmembersofthecellarearrestedexceptHassanandoneothermember. Withnoalternativeandnowhereelsetoturn,HassanmustrelyonthehospitalityofhisformerbestfriendSayeed,whoislivingtheAmericandreamwithhisfamilyinNewJersey.LyingtohisfriendaboutwhyheisintheUS,SayeedhelpsHassangetajobdrivingaliverycabwhichfurnishesHassanwiththemoneyheneedstostartmanufacturingexplosivesinthehopeofachievingasmallerbutstilleffectiveactofterror.Witheachdaythatpasses,wewitnessHassan'sreligiousbeliefsastheyclashheadlongwithhisfeelingsforSayeed'ssisterDuri,Sayeed,andtherestofthefamily.WhatunfoldsisaprofoundhumanandpoliticaldramaasweexploreHassan'smotivesashestrugglestocarryouthismission.…