Film

The Knowing of Ali

Director

Faizan Kareem

Year

2011

Fate gives Ali the perfect opportunity to avenge his fathers death, caused by the American Bombings in Iraq. Posing as a student in America, Ali uses his intellect and knowledge to build a bomb for a terrorist organization who are planning to attack the center of Hollywood. However, after befriending the lonely daughter of his Iraqi-American host family, Ali is forced to question himself regarding his fight. Is it for selfish reasons? revenge? religion? and does it represent what his loving, hardworking father taught him to be?