"The truth is complicated."
Born in the Sudan of a Sudanese man and an American woman from Chicago, Samir Horn (Don Cheadle) was given her last name and was raised and educated in the United States. His father lived all over the Middle East, had ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, and died in a car bombing in 1978. Samir was a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces, an engineering and explosives specialist, and was sent by the Army to Pakistan in 1986 to train Afghan rebels. It was in Pakistan that Samir got in touch with his Muslim roots and he stayed behind after his discharge and joined the Mujahideen.
When FBI agent Roy Clayton (Guy Pearce) leads an investigation into a international terrorist plot, all signs point to Samir, who is now a devout Muslim selling explosives to terrorist bands in Yemen. With the aid of two other agents (Neal McDonough, Jeff Daniels) Clayton determines that Samir is at the heart of terrorist action set to strike in the USA around Thanksgiving. Samir must be stopped at all costs.
But where do Samir's loyalties lay? With the terrorists, with the United States, or with his faith?
Also in the cast are Saïd Taghmaoui as Samir's friend Omar and Archie Panjabi as Samir's girlfriend.
Directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff who also wrote the screenplay based on a story by Steve Martin (yes, that Steve Martin!).
Run time: 1 hour, 54 minutes
Rated PG-13 for intense violent sequences, thematic material and brief language.
My personal rating: B
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