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The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner

There is a way to be good again.

20077.32h 8m

Overview

After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.

Directed by Marc Forster
Written by David Benioff, Khaled Hosseini
Produced by William Horberg, E. Bennett Walsh, Rebecca Yeldham
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $73.3M

Top Cast

Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada

Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada

Young Hassan

Atossa Leoni

Atossa Leoni

Soraya

Khalid Abdalla

Khalid Abdalla

Amir

Elham Ehsas

Elham Ehsas

Young Assef

Homayoun Ershadi

Homayoun Ershadi

Baba

Saïd Taghmaoui

Saïd Taghmaoui

Farid

Mustafa Haidari

Mustafa Haidari

Party Worker

Shaun Toub

Shaun Toub

Rahim Kahn

Z

Zekeria Ebrahimi

Young Amir

A

Ali Danish Bakhty Ari

Sohrab

Themes & Keywords

1970safghanistancowardicehang glidingafghanistan war (2001-2021)talibanbest friendcowardlinesskids

About The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner is a drama film released in 2007 exploring themes of 1970s, afghanistan, cowardice, hang gliding, afghanistan war (2001-2021), taliban. Directed by Marc Forster, it stars Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, Atossa Leoni, Khalid Abdalla. After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.

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