IN THE NAME OF GOD {2007}

Directed by
Shoaib Mansoor

Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Shoaib Mansoor
Faiza Mujahid lyrics
Bulleh Shah lyrics

Cast (in credits order)
Shaan ... Mansoor Hussain Khan (as Shan)
Fawad Khan ... Sarmad Hussain Khan
Iman Ali ... Mary Hussain Shah / Mariam

Austin Marie Sayre ... Janie (as Austin Sayre)
Larry Newman (as Larry Neumann Jr.)
Rasheed Naz ... Moulana Tahiri
Naeem Tahir
Seemi Raheel ... Mrs. Hussain Khan (as Seemin Raheel)
Humayun Kazmi
Angela Williams
Alex Edwards ... Dave

Hameed Sheikh ... Sher Shah (as Hameed Shiekh)

Rufus Graham ... The English Solicitor
Najeeb Ullah Anjum
Ayub Khoso



Naseeruddin Shah ... Moulana Wali (as Naseer-ud-Din Shah)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Najeeba Faiz ... Gul Banu
Shabnam Faiz ... Shah Bano
Rahul Gill ... Mahinder
Naz Khan ... Mahinder's Friend

Jonathan C. Legat ... Good Guard
Steven Moore ... Cameraman
Elaine Rivkin ... Nurse
Matt Weber ... Bad Guard

Jeremy Kruse ... Orderly (uncredited)
Jocelyn Wesler ... Student (uncredited)



After going through a bitter divorce through a Caucasian wife, U.K.-based Hussain Shah now lives in a common-law relationship with another Caucasian woman. Angered that his daughter, Mary, is dating a Caucasian male, Dave, he counsels her to stop seeing him as it is forbidden for women to marry outside Islam. But when Mary persists, he relents and permits her to marry, provided she travels with him to Lahore, Pakistan, to meet his estranged mother and brother, to which she agrees. Once there, Mary is then taken to a remote area in Afghanistan and forced to marry her cousin, Sarmad Khan, a singing artiste, who has turned conservative after being influenced by Moulana Tahiri. Sarmad's brother, Mansoor, re-locates to Chicago, to enroll for music lessons with Professor Lincoln, meets with Caucasian fellow-student, Janie, and both fall in love with each other. Than the events of 9-11 will result in Mansoor's arrest by the CIA. He is isolated, humiliated, fed pork, tortured endlessly until he reveals his role within Al Qaeda and his association with Usama Bin Laden. He is then lodged in a stinking cell where he proceeds to write 'I LOVE USA' on the walls. Mary in the meantime, with the assistance of other oppressed women, manages to escape, but is captured, taken back, sexually molested by Sarmad, becomes pregnant and gives birth to a girl. While back in the USA, the torture takes a heavy toll on Mansoor, he then changes the writings on the wall to 'I LOVE USAMA', while investigators come across Arabic evidence that he may have been actually involved in the 9-11 attacks.

Plot Summary:

This film is about the difficult situation in which Pakistanis in particular and the Muslims in general are caught up since 9/11. There is a war going on between the Fundamentalists and the Liberal Muslims. This situation is creating a drift not only between the western world and the Muslims but also within the Muslim community. The educated and modern Muslims are in a difficult situation because of their approach towards life and their western attire. They are criticized and harassed by the fundamentalists on the other hand the western world sees them as potential suspects of terrorism just because of their Muslim names.

This paradox is resulting in great suffering for a forward looking Muslim. This is the theme of the film 'Khuda Ke Liay' which in English means "for god's sake!". Since it is meant for the South Asian market, the title was misinterpreted from its original name which was written in the Urdu script.

The interesting thing about this film is how it connects the happenings in three continents, unlike the usual Indian and Pakistani films based on romantic sagas, dances and songs, this film is based on some very serious issues, raising controversial questions engaging Muslim minds these days.

Genre: Romance / Drama Theatrical Release : 31 October 2010

Synopsis : Dua musisi bersaudara berasal dari Lahore, Pakistan, terjebak situasi paska peristiwa 11 September. Sang kakak, Mansoor (Shan) yang melanjutkan sekolah Musik di Amerika kemudian menikah dengan
teman sekelasnya, warga Amerika, (Austin Marie Sayre), dituduh terlibat jaringan terorist Al-Qaeda, walaupun akhirnya tak terbukti tapi terpaksa harus mengalami interogasi dari aparat berwenang.
Sang adik, Sarmad (Fawad Khan) yang terpengaruh oleh Islam Fundamentalist, meninggalkan karirnya sebagi musisi dan memilih bergabung dengan jaringan teroris. Karena alasan agama, Sarmad menikahi paksa anak dari pamannya, Mary (Iman Ali) seorang gadis warganegara Inggris keturunan Pakistan yang semenjak lahir hidup di London dengan budaya Barat. Ayah Mary yang tidak tahan dengan gunjingan komunitas Pakistan di London karena Marry menjalin hubungan dengan pria kulit putih akhirnya mengajak putrinya ke Pakistan, untuk secara diam-diam menikahkan putrinya dengan Sarmad. Mary pun terpaksa harus tinggal di daerah terpencil di perbatasan Pakistan- Afganistan sampai pemerintah Inggris menyelamatkannya.


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