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The Kite Runner

  • 20072007
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
80K
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The Kite Runner (2007)
Home Video Trailer from Paramount Vantage
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11 Videos
99+ Photos
  • Drama
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
80K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Marc Forster
  • Writers
    • David Benioff(screenplay)
    • Khaled Hosseini(novel)
  • Stars
    • Khalid Abdalla
    • Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada
    • Atossa Leoni
Top credits
  • Director
    • Marc Forster
  • Writers
    • David Benioff(screenplay)
    • Khaled Hosseini(novel)
  • Stars
    • Khalid Abdalla
    • Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada
    • Atossa Leoni
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 258User reviews
    • 207Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins & 25 nominations total

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    Shaun Toub and Zekeria Ebrahimi in The Kite Runner (2007)
    Zekeria Ebrahimi and Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada in The Kite Runner (2007)
    Atossa Leoni and Khalid Abdalla in The Kite Runner (2007)
    Khalid Abdalla and Ali Danish Bakhtyari in The Kite Runner (2007)
    Homayoun Ershadi and Zekeria Ebrahimi in The Kite Runner (2007)
    Atossa Leoni and Ali Danish Bakhtyari in The Kite Runner (2007)
    Zekeria Ebrahimi and Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada in The Kite Runner (2007)
    Zekeria Ebrahimi and Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada in The Kite Runner (2007)
    Khalid Abdalla in The Kite Runner (2007)
    Zekeria Ebrahimi in The Kite Runner (2007)
    Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada in The Kite Runner (2007)
    Khalid Abdalla in The Kite Runner (2007)

    Top cast

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    Khalid Abdalla
    Khalid Abdalla
    • Amiras Amir
    Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada
    Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada
    • Young Hassanas Young Hassan
    Atossa Leoni
    Atossa Leoni
    • Sorayaas Soraya
    Shaun Toub
    Shaun Toub
    • Rahim Khanas Rahim Khan
    Sayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibzada
    • Omaras Omar
    Zekeria Ebrahimi
    Zekeria Ebrahimi
    • Young Amiras Young Amir
    Mir Mahmood Shah Hashimi
    • Business Man in Baba's Studyas Business Man in Baba's Study
    Homayoun Ershadi
    Homayoun Ershadi
    • Babaas Baba
    Nabi Tanha
    • Alias Ali
    Elham Ehsas
    Elham Ehsas
    • Young Assefas Young Assef
    Bahram Ehsas
    • Walias Wali
    Tamim Nawabi
    • Kamalas Kamal
    Mohamad Nabi Attai
    • Uncle Saifo the Kite Selleras Uncle Saifo the Kite Seller
    Mohamad Nadir Sarwari
    • Spice Merchantas Spice Merchant
    Mustafa Haidari
    Mustafa Haidari
    • Party Workeras Party Worker
    Ahmad Yasar Shir Agha
    • Birthday Singeras Birthday Singer
    Mohammad Aman Joya
    • Mahmoodas Mahmood
    Abdul Azim Wahabzada
    • Karimas Karim
    • Director
      • Marc Forster
    • Writers
      • David Benioff(screenplay)
      • Khaled Hosseini(novel)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Due to Afghan mores concerning male rape, Paramount Vantage agreed to relocate the young actors out of the country to the United Arab Emirates and arrange visas, housing and schooling for the young actors and jobs for their guardians. Paramount Vantage accepts responsibility for the living expenses of Zekeria Ebrahimi, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, Ali Danish Bakhtyari and Sayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibzada until they reach adulthood, a cost some estimated at up to $500,000.
    • Goofs
      In the scene at the stadium just before the Taliban official gives his speech there is a soccer game going on and most of the players are wearing shorts. The Taliban did not allow shorts or revealing clothes of any kind to be worn, even at an athletic event. They imprisoned and persecuted members of visiting Pakistani teams for wearing shorts.
    • Quotes

      Young Hassan: For you, a thousand times over

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: I Am Legend/Alvin and the Chipmunks/The Perfect Holiday/Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street/Youth Without Youth/The Kite Runner (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Aye Dara Kay Jaylawni
      Traditional

    User reviews258

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    And the Oscar goes to ...
    The Kite Runner should win an Oscar! It's perfect in every sense, the story, the script, the acting, the cinematography... One would never guess it was filmed in China. The story of two childhood friends and what follows in their adult lives will leave a lasting impression. The depiction of life in Afghanistan under the Taliban is all too real and horrifying. I have not read the book, but I have seen comments that put down the movie because "the book is always better"... It doesn't really matter. No one put down "Gone With The Wind" because it wasn't true to the book! As a matter of fact, it won the Academy Award for best picture and several other Oscars. I think this movie is brilliant - BRAVO to the writer and director, and the actors!
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    • leiser18
    • Dec 16, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 11, 2008 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • China
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • Arabic
      • Dari
      • English
      • Pashtu
      • Russian
      • Urdu
    • Also known as
      • Người Đua Diều
    • Filming locations
      • Kashgar, China
    • Production companies
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
      • Participant
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,800,078
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $471,713
      • Dec 16, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $75,011,029
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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