The Taqwacores

2010 · 83 MIN · IMDB 5.9 · 594 VOTES · DIR. Eyad Zahra

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Overview

Yusef, a first-generation Pakistani engineering student, moves off-campus with a group of Muslim punks in Buffalo, New York. His new "un-orthodox" housemates soon introduce him to Taqwacore: a hardcore, Muslim punk-rock scene that only exists out west. As the seasons change, Taqwacore influences the house more and more. The living room becomes a mosque during the day, while it continues to host punk parties at night. Ultimately, Yusef is influenced by Taqwacore too, as he begins to challenge his own faith and ideologies. 'The Taqwacores' deals with the complexities of being young and Muslim in modern-day America.

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Dialogue Timeline — 1,014 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:44 (Phone ringing) As'salaamu alaikum, Yusef.
00:04:53 I'm just gonna….
00:08:44 That's bid'ah.
00:12:20 Taqwacore….
00:14:16 The ones who don't quite fit in at the Muslim center picnics.
00:16:53 You don't come around much?
00:19:45 Give me some! Give me some!
00:22:45 People don't do that any more Yusef.
00:26:03 That's my Quran.
00:28:46 No, I mean like, from a traditional stand point.
00:31:40 And that’s cool and she’s cool. So I put my hands between her legs.
00:34:05 It was a different planet.
00:38:18 Hi. This is Yusef. Sorry that I can’t answer the phone right now. Please leave a message
00:41:54 a ton of people would come
00:45:43 Shut up, honestly. Not today.
00:50:09 Allah Subhana wa Ta’Ala is the Light of the heavens and the earth.
00:53:32 But you’re not doing anyone?
00:57:15 Yusef! Astaghfur’Allah!
01:01:07 I can’t believe you got the Ghilmans to come out. And Al-Thawra. Like, it’s getting serious.
01:03:36 Anything goes wrong with this shit and it’s on you this time.
01:06:31 No. I think I figured it out.
01:09:13 You want cauliflowers growing out your asshole?!
01:12:25 It’s the most blasphemous thing we could think of.
01:19:23 Yeah, more like a punk.

Cast & Characters

Bobby Naderi Yusef Noureen DeWulf Rabeya Dominic Rains Jehangir Tabari Maytha Alhassen [Voice of Female Muslim T.V. Personality Jim Dickson Gas Station Bully Volkan Eryaman Amazing Ayyub Denise George Dee Dee Ali Winter Jones Muzzamil Marwan Kamel Self (Cameo) Anne Leighton Lynn

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,014
Dialogue density12.2 lines / min
First line00:01:44
Final line01:19:23

Production Record

DirectorEyad Zahra
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$12,839
IMDb votes594