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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�...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Kite runner (Motion picture)
Main Author: Iglesias, Alberto (Composer)
Corporate Author: DreamWorks Pictures (1994-2006)
Other Authors: Benioff, David (Screenwriter), Abdalla, Khalid, 1980- (Actor), Ershadi, Homayoun (Actor), Toub, Shaun (Actor), Ehsas, Bahram (Actor), Ehsas, Elham (Actor), Farookh, Qadir (Actor), Nawabi, Tamim (Actor), Leoni, Atossa (Actor), Taghmaoui, Saïd (Actor), Ebrahimi, Zekiria (Actor), Bakhtyari, Ali Danish (Actor), Mahmoodzada, Ahmad Khan (Actor), Tanha, Nabi (Actor), Yusoufzai, Abdul Salam (Actor), Hosseini, Khaled
Format: Video
Language:English
Pushto
Language Notes:In English and Pashto. Pashto scenes include yellow English subtitles.
Published: [United States] : Dreamworks Pictures, 2007.
Subjects:
Kabul (Afghanistan) > Drama.
Male friendship > Drama.
Social classes > Drama.
Afghanistan > Drama.
Betrayal > Drama.
Boys > Drama.
Kites > Afghanistan > Drama.
Betrayal.
Boys.
Kites.
Male friendship.
Social classes.
Afghanistan.
Afghanistan > Kabul.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Films de fiction.
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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 twenty 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.
Item Description:Based on the book by Khaled Hosseini.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (128 min.)) : sound, color
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; strong thematic material including sexual assault of a child, violence, and brief strong language.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Roberto Schaefer ; editor, Matt Chessé ; music, Alberto Iglesias ; costume designer, Frank L. Fleming ; production designer, Carlos Conti.