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Release Date:
26 December 2007 (Ireland)
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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 summary » | Full synopsis »
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 4 wins
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14 nominations
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | 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 |
| Ahmad Yasar Shir Agha | ... | Birthday Singer |
| Mohammad Aman Joya | ... | Mahmood |
| Abdul Azim Wahabzada | ... | Karim |
| Vsevolod Sevanchos | ... | Soviet Union Soldier |
| Murina Abudukelimu | ... | Young Wife in Truck |
| Igor Radchenko | ... | Soviet Union Officer |
| Larry Brown | ... | Gas Station Customer |
| L. Peter Callender | ... | Dean of Students |
| Josh Chamberlain | ... | Pool Player |
| Marco Mazariegos | ... | Pool Player |
| Shaan Price | ... | Pool Player |
| Abdul Qadir Farookh | ... | General Taheri (as Qadir Farookh) |
| Peg McKibbin | ... | Flea Market Customer |
| Chris Verrill | ... | Dr. Starobin |
| Amar Kureishi | ... | Dr. Amani |
| Maimoona Ghizal | ... | Jamila Taheri |
| Ehsan Aman | ... | Wedding Singer (as Mohammad Ehsan Aman) |
| Yunus Osman | ... | Cemetery Mullah |
| Mehboob Ali | ... | Pakistan Taxi Driver |
 | Saïd Taghmaoui | ... | Farid |
 | Nasser Memarzia | ... | Zaman the Orphanage Director |
| Abdul Salam Yusoufzai | ... | Assef |
| Mohamad Amin Rahimi | ... | Taliban Stadium Speaker |
| Aziz Raxidi | ... | Assef Guard |
| Khalil Ahmad Nooryan | ... | Assef Guard |
| Ali Danish Bakhtyari | ... | Sohrab |
| Hameeda Hamraz | ... | Rahim Khan's Neighbor |
| Kaiser Doulat-Beek | ... | Man at Mosque |
| Ahmad Shah Alam | ... | Man in the Park |
 | Khaled Hosseini | ... | Doctor in the Park |
 | Habib Zargi | ... | Park Kite Seller |
| Houshmand Habib | ... | Kite Flyer Kid |
| Lukas Ferreira | ... | Kite Spooler Kid |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Saeed Meeran Farhad | ... | Stout man in truck (as Sayed Miran Farhad) |
 | Anita Argent | ... | Parent of Graduate (uncredited) |
| Harmony Blossom | ... | Young Woman in Park (uncredited) |
 | John de Lancie | ... | Barman (uncredited) |
| Emmy Farese | ... | Little Girl Flying Kite in Park (uncredited) |
 | Susan Farese | ... | Woman in Park (uncredited) |
 | Tim Halpin | ... | Soviet Tank Commander (uncredited) |
| Katrina-Jovan Howard | ... | College Graduate (uncredited) |
 | Larry Kitagawa | ... | Professor at Graduation (uncredited) |
 | Charles Lewis III | ... | Graduate (uncredited) |
 | Jeff Redlick | ... | Parent at Graduation (uncredited) |
| Germaine Mozel Sims | ... | College Graduating Senior (uncredited) |
 | Yvonne Truong | ... | Graduate (uncredited) |
 | Brian Vowell | ... | College Graduate (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Marc Forster | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| David Benioff | (screenplay) | |
| Khaled Hosseini | (novel) | |
Produced by | |||
| William Horberg | .... | producer | |
| Sidney Kimmel | .... | executive producer | |
| Laurie MacDonald | .... | executive producer | |
| Leslie McMinn | .... | associate producer | |
| Sam Mendes | .... | executive producer | |
| Kwame Parker | .... | associate producer (as Kwame L. Parker) | |
| Walter F. Parkes | .... | producer (as Walter Parkes) | |
| Jeff Skoll | .... | executive producer | |
| Bruce Toll | .... | co-executive producer | |
| E. Bennett Walsh | .... | producer | |
| Rebecca Yeldham | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Alberto Iglesias | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Roberto Schaefer | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Matt Chesse | (as Matt Chessé) | ||
Casting by | |||
| Kate Dowd | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Carlos Conti | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Karen Murphy | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Maria Nay | |||
| Caroline Smith | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Frank L. Fleming | (as Frank Fleming) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Yu Che | .... | assistant hair stylist: China (as Che Yu) | |
| Yu Che | .... | assistant hair stylist: second unit, Xinjiang, China | |
| Gretchen Davis | .... | makeup artist: San Francisco | |
| Leslie Devlin | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Yong Jie 'Er Ge' Fan | .... | hair stylist: China (as Fan Yong Jie 'Er Ge') | |
| Xiu Mei Ge | .... | beard maker: China (as Ge Xiu Mei) | |
| Xiao Lan Guo | .... | beard maker: China (as Guo Xiao Lan) | |
| Teresa Hinton | .... | key hair stylist (as Teresa Maree Hinton) | |
| Rei Hu | .... | beard maker: China (as Hu Rei) | |
| Ping Huang | .... | assistant makeup artist: second unit, Xinjioang, China | |
| Ping Huang | .... | makeup artist: China (as Huang Ping) | |
| Cun Jiang | .... | beard maker: China (as Jiang Cun) | |
| Hai Man Liang | .... | beard maker: China (as Liang Hai Man) | |
| Shu Hong Liu | .... | beard maker: China (as Liu Shu Hong) | |
| Yan Xia Liu | .... | assistant hair stylist: China (as Liu Yan Xia) | |
| Yvette Rivas | .... | key hair stylist: San Francisco | |
| Marc Tarasco | .... | additional makeup artist (as Mark Tarasco) | |
| Jennifer Tremont | .... | hair department head: San Francisco | |
| Kristina Vogel | .... | makeup department head | |
| Christie Wang | .... | makeup artist: China (as Wang Xin 'Christie') | |
| Shuping Zhang | .... | makeup artist: China (as Zhang Shu Ping) | |
| Sarah Ault | .... | assistant hair stylist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Henry Dray | .... | unit manager | |
| Nina Huang Fan | .... | production supervisor: China (as Huang Fan 'Nina') | |
| Zheng Qiang Ma | .... | production manager: China, Happy Pictures | |
| Ada Shen | .... | assistant production manager: China | |
| Carey Len Smith | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| E. Bennett Walsh | .... | unit production manager | |
| Ty Warren | .... | executive in charge of production | |
| Akbar Yiming | .... | production manager: Xinjiang, China | |
| Mark Graziano | .... | post-production executive (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| James Austin | .... | engineering services (as Jim Austin) | |
| Stephen Balliet | .... | sound utility: San Francisco | |
| Chris Barron | .... | digital sound transferer (as Christopher Barron) | |
| Steve Boeddeker | .... | sound designer | |
| Lisa Chino | .... | assistant adr editor (as L. Chino) | |
| Lisa Chino | .... | dialogue assistant editor (as L. Chino) | |
| Brian Copenhagen | .... | boom operator: San Francisco | |
| John Countryman | .... | digital sound transferer | |
| Sean England | .... | foley recordist | |
| Frank E. Eulner | .... | supervising sound editor (as Frank Eulner) | |
| Andre Fenley | .... | assistant supervising sound editor (as André Fenley) | |
| Steve Finn | .... | boom operator: China (as Stephen Finn) | |
| Doug Ford | .... | engineering services | |
| Sandro Galluzzo | .... | sound engineer: italian dubbing | |
| Jonathan Greber | .... | digital sound transferer | |
| Howie Hammerman | .... | engineering services (as Howard Hammermann) | |
| Ellen Heuer | .... | foley artist | |
| Lora Hirschberg | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| David Hunter | .... | digital sound editorial services | |
| Greg LaPlante | .... | digital mastering | |
| Leff Lefferts | .... | digital sound editorial services (as Leffert Lefferts) | |
| Marilyn McCoppen | .... | adr editor | |
| Michael Miller | .... | adr mixer | |
| Danilo Moroni | .... | re-recording mixer: italian dubbing | |
| Chris Munro | .... | sound mixer | |
| Nathan Nance | .... | sound recordist | |
| Frank Rinella | .... | foley mixer (as rank Aglieri-Rinella) | |
| Kevin Sellers | .... | foley editor | |
| Michael Semanick | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Tony Sereno | .... | sound mix technician | |
| Karen Spangenberg | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Nelson Stoll | .... | sound mixer: San Francisco | |
| Rachael Tate | .... | adr recordist | |
| Denise Thorpe | .... | foley artist | |
| Jana Vance | .... | foley artist | |
| Zadran Wali | .... | adr artist | |
| Marshall Winn | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Ling Wu | .... | sound mixer: second unit, Xinjiang, China | |
| Fan Yang | .... | utility sound: China (as Yang Fan) | |
| Gwendolyn Yates Whittle | .... | adr editor | |
| Courtney Bishop | .... | adr recordist (uncredited) | |
| Peter Gleaves | .... | adr mixer (uncredited) | |
| Matt Kent | .... | sound re-recordist (uncredited) | |
| Zach Martin | .... | sound recordist (uncredited) | |
| Ronald G. Roumas | .... | sound re-recordist (uncredited) | |
| Clint Smith | .... | sound recordist (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Ken Durey | .... | special effects coordinator: China | |
| Dagan Jurd | .... | snow coordinator: China | |
| Hong Hai Liu | .... | assistant special effects propmaster: China (as Liu Hong Hai) | |
| Shaochun Liu | .... | special effects propmaster: China (as Liu Shao Chun) | |
| Joel Rosen | .... | special effects translator: China | |
| Tom Sindicich | .... | special effects coordinator: San Francisco (as Thomas F. Sindicich) | |
| Rei Xiang Xu | .... | special effects: smoke and fire, China (as Xu Rei Xiang) | |
| Jason Durey | .... | special effects coordinator (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Tim Alexander | .... | 3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX | |
| Steve Arguello | .... | 3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX | |
| Jeffrey Arnold | .... | compositor: Cafe FX (as Jeff Arnold) | |
| Chris Ball | .... | 2D artist: Cafe FX | |
| Jeff Barnes | .... | production executive: Cafe FX | |
| Andrew Byrne | .... | 3D matchmover: Cafe FX (as Andy Byrne) | |
| Dylan Cole | .... | matte painter: Cafe FX | |
| Sean Coonce | .... | compositor: Cafe FX | |
| Vincent DeLay | .... | animator: Cafe FX | |
| Steve Dellerson | .... | visual effects | |
| Mick Ebeling | .... | visual effects executive producer: MK12 | |
| David Ebner | .... | visual effects supervisor: Cafe FX | |
| Leif Einarsson | .... | animation lead: Cafe FX | |
| Mike Fischer | .... | 3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX | |
| Alex Friderici | .... | 3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX | |
| Ron Friedman | .... | animator: Cafe FX | |
| Vicki Galloway-Weimer | .... | visual effects executive producer: Cafe FX (as Vicki Galloway Weimer) | |
| Robin Scott Graham | .... | lead compositor: Cafe FX (as Robin Graham) | |
| Kevin Tod Haug | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Jotham Herzon | .... | pre-visualization lead artist: Proof Inc. | |
| Joseph Hoback | .... | 3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX (as Joe Hoback) | |
| Marty Holthaus | .... | visual effects coordinator: Cafe FX | |
| Kevin Hoppe | .... | 3D matchmover: Cafe FX | |
| Lindsay M. Hoppe | .... | visual effects artist: 2D plate reconstruction, Cafe FX (as Lindsay Anderson) | |
| Steve Hutchins | .... | 3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX | |
| Ray Lei Jin | .... | matte painter: Cafe FX (as Lei Jin) | |
| Les G. Jones | .... | visual effects producer: Cafe FX | |
| Brandon Kachel | .... | matte painter: Cafe FX | |
| Caleb Kirby | .... | data 1/0: Cafe FX | |
| Shannon Krueger | .... | visual effects production assistant: Cafe FX | |
| Kevin LaNeave | .... | visual effects editor: Cafe FX | |
| Tim LeDoux | .... | Massive artist: Cafe FX | |
| Neil Lim Sang | .... | animator: Cafe FX | |
| Olek Lyzwanski | .... | 3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX | |
| Ed Mendez | .... | compositor: Cafe FX | |
| Omra Menkes | .... | animator: Cafe FX | |
| Fatima Mojaddidy | .... | 3D matchmover: Cafe FX | |
| C. Andrew Nelson | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Brian Openshaw | .... | renderer: Cafe FX | |
| Desi Ortiz | .... | visual effects managing editor: Cafe FX (as Desi R. Ortiz) | |
| Todd Perry | .... | 3D lighting lead: Cafe FX | |
| Chris Pinto | .... | compositor: Cafe FX | |
| Mary Poplin | .... | matte painter | |
| Richard R. Reed | .... | compositor: Cafe FX (as Richard Reed) | |
| Cong Ren | .... | matte painter: Cafe FX | |
| Cong Ren | .... | visual effects assistant: China (as Ren Cong 'Neo') | |
| Saysana Rintharamy | .... | renderer: Cafe FX (as Say Rintharamy) | |
| Parker Sellers | .... | pre-visualization artist: Proof Inc. | |
| Eddie Soria | .... | rotoscope artist: Cafe FX | |
| Jason Thielen | .... | animator: Cafe FX | |
| Gabriel Vargas | .... | 3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX | |
| Alexander Vegh | .... | previsualization supervisor | |
| O.D. Welch | .... | production executive: Cafe FX | |
| Patrick Wolf | .... | lead pipeline developer: CafeFX | |
| Libor Zednicek | .... | visual effects editor: Cafe FX | |
| David Aughenbaugh | .... | roto/paint artist (uncredited) | |
| Nicholas Cerniglia | .... | digital artist (uncredited) | |
| John Cornejo | .... | digital compositor: Cafe FX (uncredited) | |
| Jordan Freda | .... | roto artist: Cafe FX (uncredited) | |
| Lisa Garner | .... | junior compositor: Cafe FX (uncredited) | |
| Glenn Hiramatsu | .... | digital artist: CafeFX (uncredited) | |
| Daniel Lahr | .... | assistant visual effects editor: CafeFX (uncredited) | |
| Bruce Mann | .... | visual effects editor (uncredited) | |
| Leslie McMinn | .... | visual effects producer (uncredited) | |
| Travis Moore | .... | rotoscope artist (uncredited) | |
| Phillip Moses | .... | production operations: CafeFX (uncredited) | |
| Ruben Rodas | .... | paint/roto artist: Cafe FX (uncredited) | |
| Robert Rowles | .... | visual effects (uncredited) | |
| Mai Suzuki | .... | digital restoration artist (uncredited) | |
| Radley Teruel | .... | digital artist (uncredited) | |
| Robert Tesdahl | .... | software development supervisor (uncredited) | |
| Shuichi Yoshida | .... | digital artist (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Lu Jin Chao | .... | stunts | |
| Jun Ning | .... | stunts (as Ning Jun) | |
| M. Emmet Walsh | .... | stunt coordinator (as E. Emmet Walsh) | |
| Hai Wang | .... | stunt coordinator (as Wang Hai) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Abliz Abdirixit | .... | background casting: Xinjiang, China | |
| Xireli Abudurexiti | .... | background casting: Xinjiang, China | |
| Maridel Aisam | .... | background casting: Xinjiang, China | |
| Muhamd Ali | .... | background casting: Xinjiang, China | |
| Niyat Ullah Baig | .... | background casting: Xinjiang, China | |
| Dan Rui 'Zoe' Fang | .... | background casting: China | |
| Leslee Feldman | .... | casting executive | |
| Mustafa Haidari | .... | casting associate: Afghanistan | |
| Timor Hakimyar | .... | casting support: Kabul, Afghanistan, Foundation for Culture and Civil Society | |
| Nina Henninger | .... | casting: San Francisco | |
| Kirsty Kinnear | .... | casting associate: Afghanistan | |
| Sarah Kliban | .... | casting associate | |
| Dali Miatuxia | .... | background casting: Xinjiang, China | |
| Eriko Miyagawa | .... | casting: China | |
| Lan Mo | .... | background casting: Beijing, China (as Mo Lan) | |
| Akemusulitan Sulaimanxia | .... | background casting: Xinjiang, China | |
| Zoe Thompson | .... | casting assistant: China | |
| Mischa van der Klei | .... | casting assistant | |
| Yukesaike Xijaet | .... | background casting: Xinjiang, China | |
| Jeanne Boisineau | .... | search casting (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Nabila Aslai | .... | editorial translator | |
| Mike Brosius | .... | digital intermediate project manager: Laser Pacific Media | |
| Michael Castillo | .... | digital subtitles compositor: Laser Pacific Media | |
| Jeff Charles | .... | digital data manager: Laser Pacific Media | |
| Valance Eisleben | .... | digital data conformist: Laser Pacific Media | |
| Nancy Fuller | .... | digital intermediate project manager: Laser Pacific Media | |
| Robin Gonsalves | .... | second assistant editor | |
| Bruce Goodman | .... | colorist | |
| Paul Grenville | .... | digital data conformist: Laser Pacific Media | |
| Leilani Gushiken | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| Doug Jaqua | .... | color scientist: Laser Pacific Media | |
| Vincent Lavares | .... | digital data manager: Laser Pacific Media (as Vince Lavares) | |
| Harry Muller | .... | color timer | |
| Alex Olivares | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Carrie Oliver | .... | digital data conformist: Laser Pacific Media | |
| Jake Rice | .... | digital intermediate project manager: Laser Pacific Media | |
| Mike Sowa | .... | digital intermediate color timer: Laser Pacific Media | |
| Stacy Underhill | .... | digital data conformist: Laser Pacific Media | |
| Linda Williams | .... | digital intermediate editorial: Laser Pacific Media | |
| Robert Grigsby Wilson | .... | post-production assistant (as Rob Wilson) | |
Music Department | |||
| Alex Acuna | .... | musician: hand percussion | |
| Diego Balduque | .... | assistant music engineer | |
| Chris Bleth | .... | musician: english horn and dudek | |
| David Cerrejón | .... | additional music arranger | |
| Javier Crespo | .... | musician: nylon guitar | |
| José Luis Crespo | .... | music mixer (as José Luis Crespo Duenas) | |
| José Luis Crespo | .... | music recordist (as José Luis Crespo Duenas) | |
| Ángel Crespo | .... | musician: snare drum (as Angel Crespo) | |
| Sandy DeCrescent | .... | music contractor (as Sandy De Crescent) | |
| Sussan Deyhim | .... | musician: female vocalist | |
| Majid Javadi | .... | musician: male vocalist, ney | |
| Jorge Magaz | .... | additional music arranger | |
| Jorge Magaz | .... | music assistant | |
| Ara Malikian | .... | musician: solo violin | |
| Julia Malkova | .... | musician: solo viola | |
| Víctor Merlo | .... | musician: bass | |
| Mike Nowak | .... | conductor (as Michael Nowak) | |
| John Parsons | .... | musician: electric and acoustic guitar | |
| Javier Paxariño | .... | musician: bansuri, ney, turkish clarinet | |
| Heitor Pereira | .... | musician: guitar | |
| Bryan Pezzone | .... | musician: piano | |
| Dimitri Psonis | .... | musician: santur, oud, lyre of crete, rubab | |
| Raúl Quilez | .... | assistant music engineer (as Raul Quilez) | |
| Satnam Ramgotra | .... | musician: tabla | |
| Jay B. Richardson | .... | music editor | |
| Geri Rotella | .... | musician: alto flute | |
| Peter Rotter | .... | music contractor | |
| Rubén Suárez | .... | assistant music engineer (as Ruben Suarez) | |
| James Thatcher | .... | musician: french horn | |
| Martin Tillman | .... | soloist: cello | |
| Joann Turovsky | .... | musician: harp | |
| José Villalobos | .... | additional music arranger | |
| José Villalobos | .... | music assistant | |
| Greg Vines | .... | score mixing assistant | |
| José Villalobos | .... | additional orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Booker White | .... | music preparation (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Siddiq Barmak | .... | thanks | |
| Suzanne Bauman | .... | thanks | |
| Adrian Belic | .... | thanks | |
| Jim Burroughs | .... | thanks | |
| Renée Chabria | .... | thanks | |
| Nazi Etemadi | .... | thanks | |
| Dana Kohler | .... | thanks | |
| Ahmed Latif | .... | thanks (as Ahmad Latif) | |
| Mohsen Makhmalbaf | .... | thanks | |
| Bahaudin Mujtaba | .... | thanks | |
| Lorraine Sakata | .... | thanks (as Professor Lorraine Sakata) | |
| Hans Zimmer | .... | special thanks | |
Production Companies
- DreamWorks SKG (presents)
- Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (co-production)
- Participant Productions (presents)
- MacDonald/Parkes Productions (co-production)
- China Film Co-Production Corporation (produced with the assistance of)
- Beijing Happy Pictures Cultural Communications Co. (produced with the assistance of)
- Kite Runner Holdings
- Ebeling Group (uncredited)
- Neal Street Productions (uncredited)
- Wonderland Films (uncredited)
- Bontonfilm (2008) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
- DreamWorks SKG (2007) (worldwide) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (2008) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Paramount Vantage (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
- Paramount (2008) (France) (theatrical)
- Solar Entertainment (2008) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- U.P.I. (2008) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- DreamWorks Home Entertainment (2008) (Canada) (DVD)
- DreamWorks Home Entertainment (200?) (France) (DVD)
- DreamWorks Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2008) (Finland) (all media)
- CafeFX (visual effects) (as Café FX Inc.)
- LaserPacific (opticals)
- MK12 (main titles)
- Ebeling Group (main titles)
- RotoFactory (visual effects)
- ARRI cameras and lenses
- AVID digital editing
- Afghanfilm assistance
- CDC-Sefit italian dubbing by
- Cata Studios music recorded at (as Cata Studios Madrid)
- Center for Afghan Studies assistance
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment camera cranes
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment dollies
- China Film Bureau assistance
- China Southern Airlines assistance
- City and County of Kashgar assistance
- City and County of Thashkargan assistance
- DTC Grip & Electric grip and lighting equipment
- DeLuxe Laboratories prints
- Deutsche Grammophon soundtrack
- Eastwood Scoring Stage music recorded at (as Warner Bros. Eastwood Scoring Stage)
- Ebeling Group main title design
- Edge soundtrack
- Entertainment Clearances rights and clearances
- Film Finances completion guarantor
- Filmtools expendables
- Foundation for Culture and Civil Society casting support: Kabul, Afghanistan
- Gala Catering caterer: San Francisco
- Gamma & Density on-set color correction (as Gamma and Density's 3CP system)
- Hollywood Studio Symphony music performed by
- L.A. Mad Dogs adr group coordination
- LaserPacific digital film recording (as Laser Pacific Media Corporation)
- LaserPacific opticals (as Laser Pacific Media Corporation)
- MK12 main title design
- McLarty Media political consultant
- Media Distributors Film Source emergency additional film source
- Pacific Title end titles (as Pacific Title and Art Studio)
- Packair Airfreight international logistics
- Packair Airfreight international shipping
- Radio Television Afghanistan assistance
- Rockbottom Rentals cell phone rentals
- Rockbottom Rentals satellite phone rentals
- Rockbottom Rentals walkie rentals
- Runway additional support
- Skywalker Sound re-recorded at
- Tolo Television logistical and travel support: Afghhanistan
- University of Nebraska,The assistance
- Uygur Community of Xinjiang assistance
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for strong thematic material including the rape of a child, violence and brief strong language
Parents Guide:
Runtime:
128 min
Color:
Aspect Ratio:
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Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #43592) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | UK:12A | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | Netherlands:12 | Ireland:15A | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Hong Kong:IIA | Brazil:12 | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Sweden:11 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Germany:12 | Finland:K-13 | Malaysia:U | New Zealand:M | Iceland:12 | France:U (with warning) | Portugal:M/12
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Trivia:
Director Mark Forster mentions at 07:30 in the DVD commentary that in the book the servant boy, Hassan, was a harelip (cleft upper lip), but that was left out of the film because it would have required two hours of makeup every day, it would have been difficult for the boy to act in the makeup, he didn't want to put the boy through it, and it wasn't essential to the script.See more »
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Revealing mistakes: The last scene shows the kites flying in a strong wind, but there is none at ground level (note her hair), nor matching chop on the water, and the glimpse of a sailboat suggests a breeze from the another direction.See more »
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Baba:There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft... When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal his wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.See more »
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After seeing the prosthetic legs dropping from the sky by parachute in Kandahar (2001), one of the most memorable images in all of cinema, I wondered why there weren't more stories coming out of such a tumultuous country, tied to Americans forever by 9/11. And now I think I know why.
Such a beautifully-wrought adaptation of the wildly-popular novel of the same name, The Kite Runner is a model of fine film-making in almost all respects except one: It's too pat. So maybe Charlie Wilson's War will show me that films about Afghanistan will not revolve around formulae and clichés.
The redemption of the protagonist, Amir (Khalid Abdalla), has been told forever in literature and film, just not in Afghanistan. So no matter how tear-jerking the film may be, it is still a story told many times of a man who commits an egregious sin as a child but redeems himself in the end with an act of courage. Meanwhile, director Marc Forster and screenwriter David Beniof lace the film with the major motif, kite running, to such an ingenious extent that it not only ties in the hero's youth with his maturity, it also provides a figurative way of showing the desolation and hope of the country mixed of course with contradictory elements such as cutting string and blessed artificial legs.
Thus the film as metaphor is a success in showing the dismal past of a struggling country and its hopeful future. The cinematic images also emphasize this duality: The vistas with snow capped mountains and endless plains deflect the vision of a barren land where trees that manage to grow have been cut down by invaders, in this case 1979 Russia. The titular activity flourishes in large part because the arid, stony land offers few other possibilities. When the land is revisited in 2000, the limited country seems almost completely bereft of color and resources, a gray prison that parades adulterers to be stoned in the soccer stadium and little boys abused by an out-of-control Taliban.
But true to the formula, Amir has a second chance. I hope Afghanistan shares a similar fate.