Rent My Name Is Khan
(2010)
The trailers on this website require Adobe Flash player 8.0 or
later.
To get the player click Get the Flash Player
from Adobe
website and restart your browser to watch this trailer!
My Name Is Khan is the triumphant story of an unconventional hero and the obstacles he must overcome to regain the love of his life. Rizvan Khan, a Muslim man who has Aspergers Syndrome, moves to San Francisco and falls in love with the beautiful Mandira. They marry and have a happy life; until September 11, 2001, when attitudes towards Muslims undergo an alarming change. After a series of tragic events leaves her devastated, Mandira splits from Rizvan, leaving him alone once again. To win her back, Rizvan embarks on a touching and inspiring journey across America to clear his name and prove his love to the woman who has captured his heart.
Members Reviews Voted Most Helpful
My Name Is Khan review by LProud
Modern fairytale
(1) of (1) members found this review helpful.
This is a flawed gem. It's too long, has a slow start and tips perilously close to sentimentality, but somehow it works. Khan is set a Herculean labour before his very beautiful lady will accept him. He has to show her somewhere in San Francisco she hasn't seen before, and he does. Later there is another labour to perform: he has to meet the president and tell him that Khan is not a terrorist.
The story is threaded through historical events from 9/11 to the election of Obama. What is most powerful is the wisdom given to Khan by his mother, that there are people who hold flowers and people who hold guns, and he must learn to distinguish.
That Khan has Aspergers Syndrome gives him an innocence to win hearts. In many ways, this storyline is following that of Wolfram von Eschenbach's story of Parzival finding the Grail.
Without those flaws of pace, this would be a five star film. Highly recommended.
|
|
My Name Is Khan review by FrankEmnBobs
Brilliant
(1) of (1) members found this review helpful.
Chose the film purely on previous reviews and was not disappointed. Some great messages within touching on good and bad, love and hate, racism and religious bigotory. The wife went through a box of tissues, best film I've watched for ages.
|
|
My Name Is Khan review by LM
AMAZING
(1) of (1) members found this review helpful.
This film is a wonderful story, and the fact that it is 2 and a half hours long put me off a bit to start with, but the time flies by so quickly. It is a beautiful story of life and love and peace and i would reccommend this film to everyone.
|
|
|
Recent Reviews of My Name Is Khan by our members
My Name Is Khan review by TS
Beautifully done
(0) of (1) members found this review helpful.
This film was excellent, an unconventional love story, realistically portraying the difficulties of being different in more ways than one. Emotional, funny, sad and uplifting.
A bit of a chore to read the vast amount of subtitles which were quite small text (even on a 42"),which made it a challenge for my 12 year old to sit through.
|
|
|
To rent My Name Is Khan just join the Cinema Paradiso DVD rental service today and get a free DVD rental trial.
Sign up today!More like My Name Is Khan
Rated: 3.7 stars out of 5 from 86 ratings
Actors:
Directors:
Writers:
Genres:
Audio / Language:
Subtitles:
Countries:
BFI Classification:
Suitable only for persons of 12 years and over
| Release Date: | 28/06/2010 |
| Production Year: | 2010 |
| Run Time: | 154 minutes |
| Aspect Ratio: | Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9 |
| Format: | Pal |
| Colour: | Colour |
