Tuesday, 30 July 2013

My Name Is Khan.

One of the only films that I cry from start to finish at. It’s based around the time of the 9/11 attacks and it's the story of Rizvan Khan; a Muslim man with Asperger's Syndrome who’s step son is murdered purely because of the colour of his skin. He was a Hindu and the white kids accused him of being a Muslim terrorist and they beat him senseless until he died. Mandira, Rizvan’s wife, vents her anger and tells him to leave her sight, which he replies with “when should I come back Mandira?" to which she replies, “go to the president of the United States of America, and you tell him my ‘Name Is Khan and I am NOT a terrorist’". And he does. Even though around 90% of this film isn’t in English and has subtitles, it’s one of the most moving films I have ever watched, and I strongly recommend it to anyone.

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