Kite Runner (2007)
poster Kite Runner
IMDb Rating:
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7.6/10 (64.8K votes)

Country:United States, 128 minutes

Spoken languages:English, Russian

Genres:Drama

Director(s):Marc Forster

Number: 412

Storyline:
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 kitting 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 kitting, 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 ...

Cast:
Khalid Abdalla (as Amir), Atossa Leoni (as Soraya), Shaun Toub (as Rahim Khan), Zekeria Ebrahimi (as Young Amir), Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada (as Young Hassan)