
Golden Globe Awards 2008 - Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film
Golden Globe Awards 2008 - Nominated - Best Original Score
Satellite Awards 2007 - Nominated - Best Original Score
Satellite Awards 2007 - Nominated - Best Screenplay, Adapted
Film SynopsisBased one on of the most acclaimed novels in recent memory, The Kite Runner is a profoundly emotional tale of friendship, family, devastating mistakes and redeeming love. Get Involved |
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Runtime:
122 min.
Genre:
Drama
Country:
UNITED STATES
Language:
English/American
Color:
Color
Certification:
PG13
Tagline
There is a way to be good again.
Plot Summary
In a divided country on the verge of war, two childhood friends, Amir and Hassan, are about to be torn apart forever. It’s a glorious afternoon in Kabul and the skies are bursting with the exhilarating joy of a kite-fighting tournament. But in the aftermath of the day’s victory, one boy’s fearful act of betrayal will mark their lives forever and set in motion an epic quest for redemption. Now, after 20 years of living in America, Amir returns to a perilous Afghanistan under the Taliban’s iron-fisted rule to face the secrets that still haunt him and take one last daring chance to set things right.
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Directed by
Marc Forster
Produced by
William Horberg
E. Bennett Walsh
Rebecca Yeldham
Writing credits
David Benioff
Cast
| Khalid Abdalla | ||
| Homayoun Ershadi | ||
| Shaun Toub | ||
| Atossa Leoni | ||
| Zekeria Ebrahimi | ||
| Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada |
A magnificent tale about friendship, family, love and redemption. Especially among so many non-actors and international actors, the story moves along rather well, due to the fine direction of Marc Forster. Have truly been impressed with Forster's last few offerings, Finding Neverland and Stranger Than Fiction. I have not read ... read more