A Pakistani professor is visited by an American journalist, who wants to interview him about a recent kidnapping. The academic tells the story of his life in the US, and how he was falsely regarded as a potential terrorist in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks - an experience that drove him to radical politics. Drama based on Mohsin Hamid's novel, starring Riz Ahmed, Liev Schreiber, Kate Hudson and Kiefer Sutherland.

In New York, a Pakistani native finds that his American Dream has collapsed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.