The Reluctant Fundamentalist (film)
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist (film) is a 2012 political thriller drama directed by Mira Nair that follows a Pakistani man’s shifting identity and loyalties in the United States in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Reluctant Fundamentalist (film) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Reluctant Fundamentalist (film) Context triple: [The Reluctant Fundamentalist, adaptedAs, The Reluctant Fundamentalist (film)]
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A.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a 2007 novel by Mohsin Hamid that follows a Pakistani man's unsettling reflections on his life in the United States after 9/11, exploring themes of identity, alienation, and political tension.
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B.
Haider
Haider is a critically acclaimed 2014 Indian crime drama film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, adapted from Shakespeare's Hamlet and set against the backdrop of the Kashmir conflict.
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C.
Train to Pakistan
Train to Pakistan is a landmark historical novel by Khushwant Singh that portrays the human tragedy and communal violence surrounding the Partition of India in 1947.
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D.
The Mauritanian
The Mauritanian is a legal drama film based on the true story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s imprisonment in Guantánamo Bay and his fight for justice.
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E.
Viceroy's House
Viceroy's House was the grand colonial-era residence and administrative headquarters of the British Viceroy of India in New Delhi, later renamed Rashtrapati Bhavan after independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Reluctant Fundamentalist (film) Target entity description: The Reluctant Fundamentalist (film) is a 2012 political thriller drama directed by Mira Nair that follows a Pakistani man’s shifting identity and loyalties in the United States in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.
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A.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a 2007 novel by Mohsin Hamid that follows a Pakistani man's unsettling reflections on his life in the United States after 9/11, exploring themes of identity, alienation, and political tension.
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B.
Haider
Haider is a critically acclaimed 2014 Indian crime drama film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, adapted from Shakespeare's Hamlet and set against the backdrop of the Kashmir conflict.
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C.
Train to Pakistan
Train to Pakistan is a landmark historical novel by Khushwant Singh that portrays the human tragedy and communal violence surrounding the Partition of India in 1947.
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D.
The Mauritanian
The Mauritanian is a legal drama film based on the true story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s imprisonment in Guantánamo Bay and his fight for justice.
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E.
Viceroy's House
Viceroy's House was the grand colonial-era residence and administrative headquarters of the British Viceroy of India in New Delhi, later renamed Rashtrapati Bhavan after independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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political thriller film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Reluctant Fundamentalist (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Mohsin Hamid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Pakistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Mira Nair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorNationality | Indian ⓘ |
| eventContext | aftermath of the September 11 attacks ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
political thriller ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| mainCharacter | Changez Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Pakistani man’s shifting identity in the United States ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | Pakistani ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSource | 2007 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| screenAdaptationOf | The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Pakistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post-September 11 attacks ⓘ |
| theme |
Islamophobia
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cultural conflict ⓘ identity ⓘ immigrant experience ⓘ loyalty ⓘ post-9/11 politics ⓘ |
| title | The Reluctant Fundamentalist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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