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Overview
Tagline:
There is a way to be good again.Plot:
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble. | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 11 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Did Paramount Do Enough To Protect Kids In Kite Runner? (From Studio Briefing. 3 July 2008, 10:37 AM, PDT)
'The Kite Runner' Is Banned in Afghanistan (From WENN. 17 January 2008)
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Nice transition from book to film moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Khalid Abdalla | ... | Amir | |
| Atossa Leoni | ... | Soraya | |
| Shaun Toub | ... | Rahim Khan | |
| Sayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibzada | ... | Omar | |
| Zekeria Ebrahimi | ... | Young Amir | |
| Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada | ... | Young Hassan | |
| Mir Mahmood Shah Hashimi | ... | Business Man in Baba's Study | |
| Homayoun Ershadi | ... | Baba | |
| Nabi Tanha | ... | Ali | |
| Elham Ehsas | ... | Young Assef | |
| Bahram Ehsas | ... | Wali | |
| Tamim Nawabi | ... | Kamal | |
| Mohamad Nabi Attai | ... | Uncle Saifo the Kite Seller | |
| Mohamad Nadir Sarwari | ... | Spice Merchant | |
| Mustafa Haidari | ... | Party Worker |
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Rated PG-13 for strong thematic material including the rape of a child, violence and brief strong language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
128 minCountry:
USAColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Sweden:11 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Germany:12 | Ireland:15A | USA:PG-13 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | UK:12A | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Singapore:PG | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Finland:K-13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Netherlands:12 | Canada:14A | South Korea:12 | Malaysia:U | Brazil:12 | Argentina:13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Hong Kong:IIA | Australia:MMOVIEmeter: 
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Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title 'Playground Bully'. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: Amir's father uses his Indigo watch light to comfort Amir while fleeing Afganistan in the tanker truck. Indigo watch light feature wasn't available until 1992. moreQuotes:
[from trailer]Older Hassan (voice): I dream that my son will grow up to be a good person, a free person. I dream that someday you will return to revisit the land of our childhood. I dream that flowers will bloom in the streets again... and kites will fly in the skies!
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Jadoo Kardei Jana moreFAQ
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I know that to include everything in the book, the film would have to have been several hours long, so I think they did their best to include things that were crucial and pivotal to the story. I thought the casting was great, the children who played Amir and Hassan were very good actors. And the guy who played Amir as an adult was great! The scenes between him and Baba were especially touching. I thought the locations they used were interesting... scenes set in Afghanistan were shot in China, and one scene that took place in Fremont, CA (the graduation scene) was actually shot on Treasure Island in San Francisco. I worked one day as an extra on "Kite Runner" and it was that day, the day they shot the graduation scene. We reported to Treasure Island in the morning, they checked everyone's wardrobe to make sure it looked like the late 80s, an then we took our places in the audience. They shot the scene over and over again until they were happy with it. It was cool to see the actors up close and also to see the book's author, who was on hand as a story consultant. I thought this book was excellent and I recommend both the book and the movie to anyone. This is a moving story about friendship, love, guilt and eventual redemption. "There is a way to be good again."