War Within, The

Aroview: A powerful anatomy of a suicide-bomber in the making, this unsettling thriller is notable for looking through the eyes of an immigrant to the US.

Refusing to exploit its subject matter or its characters, it convincingly shows how a mild-mannered student could be transformed into a potential murderer by the ill-conceived and brutal “War on Terror”. Despite a few plot holes, this effectively courts controversy while demanding our empathy.