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Title: The Kite Runner (2007)
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| Khalid Abdalla | ... | Amir | |
| Atossa Leoni | ... | Soraya | |
| Shaun Toub | ... | Rahim Khan | |
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Sayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibzada | ... | Omar |
| Zekeria Ebrahimi | ... | Young Amir | |
| Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada | ... | Young Hassan | |
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Mir Mahmood Shah Hashimi | ... | Business Man in Baba's Study |
| Homayoun Ershadi | ... | Baba | |
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Nabi Tanha | ... | Ali |
| Elham Ehsas | ... | Young Assef | |
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Bahram Ehsas | ... | Wali |
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Tamim Nawabi | ... | Kamal |
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Mohamad Nabi Attai | ... | Uncle Saifo the Kite Seller |
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Mohamad Nadir Sarwari | ... | Spice Merchant |
| Mustafa Haidari | ... | Party Worker | |
In the 70's in Afghanistan, the Pushtun boy Amir and the Hazara boy Hassan, who is his loyal friend and son of their Hazara servant Ali, are raised together in Amir's father house, playing and kiting on the streets of a peaceful Kabul. Amir feels that his wise and good father Baba blames him for the death of his mother in the delivery, and also that his father loves and prefers Hassan to him. In return, Amir feels a great respect for his father's best friend Rahim Khan, who supports his intention to become a writer. After Amir winning a competition of kiting, Hassan runs to bring a kite to Amir, but he is beaten and raped by the brutal Assef in an empty street to protect Amir's kite; the coward Amir witness the assault but does not help the loyal Hassam. On the day after his birthday party, Amir hides his new watch in Hassam's bed to frame the boy as a thief and force his father to fire Ali, releasing his conscience from recalling his cowardice and betrayal. In 1979, the Russians ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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!