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The Kite Runner (2007)

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Movie Info


Genre

Drama

Release Date

December 14, 2007 (Limited)

MPAA Rating

PG-13

Production Budget

$20 millions

Studio

DreamWorks

Official Site

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Critics Reviews :  Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.    Reader's Reviews :  5 of 5 [Rate It]

Cast and Crew


Director

Marc Forster

Producer

William Horberg, Rebecca Yeldham, Pippa Harris, E. Bennett Walsh

Screenwriter

David Benioff

Starring

  • Wali Razaqi
  • Said Taghmaoui
  • Shaun Toub
  • Nasser Memarzia
  • Khalid Abdalla
  • Navid Negahban
  • Brian Vowell

Movie Story


Based 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. 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.

Golden Globe-nominated director Marc Forster ("Stranger Than Fiction," "Finding Neverland" and "Monster's Ball") brings to life Khaled Hosseini's bestseller with a globally diverse cast and crew, mixing a remarkable group of non-actors from Afghanistan and Central Asia with an accomplished international cast. The result is a journey into a new world - through a universal human story that speaks to anyone who has ever yearned for a second chance to make a change and find forgiveness.

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So I just found out originally the movie was suppose to be release on November 2, but then Paramount pushed it back to December 14. The reason being is Paramount wanted the kids in this movie to be safe when it releases. There was a controversial rape scene that some find it very offensive. All I know is that I really want to see this movie and if you all haven't heard about this movie, please preview the trailer at www.kiterunnermovie.com

posted by cowinkadinky on Nov 28, 2007
 
 

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MOVIE REVIEWS BY CRITICS

“..starless but heartfelt adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's 2003 best-seller..”
by John Hartl [Seattle Times]
“..an honorable, middlebrow affair - a solid double - that replicates the strengths and shamelessness of the book..”
by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
“..stands out as one of the better "prestige" productions offered for cinematic consumption during the waning weeks of 2007..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]