The Kite Runner
Adventure, Drama
DreamWorks Home Ent.  (December 2007) 127 mins PG-13

7.8 (15,542 votes)
"There is a way to be good again."

The best selling novel is now one of the most acclaimed movies of the year. As young boys, Amir and Hassan were inseparable friends, until one fateful act tore them apart. Years later, Amir will embark on a dangerous quest to right the wrongs of the past - and redeem himself in ways he never expected - by displaying the ultimate in courage and devotion to his friend. Directed by Marc Forster (Finding Neverland, Monster's Ball), "The Kite Runner allows us to believe that there may be justice in the world"(Richard Corliss, Time)....

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Cast and Crew
Khalid Abdalla  ......  Amir
Atossa Leoni  ......  Soraya
Said Taghmaoui  ...... 
Shaun Toub  ......  Rahim Khan
Homayoun Ershadi  ......  Baba
Sayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibzada  ......  Omar
Director  .....  Marc Forster
Producer  .....  Rebecca Yeldham; Walter F. Parkes; William Horberg; Sidney Kimmel
Writer  .....  David Benioff; Khaled Hosseini
Notes
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the scene at the stadium just before the Talib official gives his speech there is a soccer game going on and most of the players are wearing shorts. The Taliban did not allow shorts or revealing clothes of any kind to be worn, even at an athletic event. They imprisoned and persecuted members of visiting Pakistani teams for wearing shorts. (more)

Trivia:
Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title 'Playground Bully'. (more)

Filming Locations:
Beijing, China (more)

Quotes:
Amir: For you, a thousand times over (more)

Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 11 nominations (more)