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The Kite Runner

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Original title

The Kite Runner

Year

2007

Running time

122 min.

Country

United States

Director

Marc Forster

Screenwriter

David Benioff. Novel: Khaled Hosseini

Cast

Music

Alberto Iglesias

Cinematography

Roberto Schaefer

Producer

DreamWorks SKG, Participant Media, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation, China Film Group, Beijing Happy Pictures Cultural Communications, Kite Runner Holdings, Ebeling Group, Neal Street Productions, Wonderland Films. Distributor: DreamWorks SKG

Genre

Drama | Childhood. Friendship. Family Relationships. Social Drama. Soviet-Afghan War

Synopsis

Based one on of the most acclaimed novels in recent memory, The Kite Runner is a profoundly emotional tale of friendship, family, devastating mistakes and redeeming love. In a divided country on the verge of war, two childhood friends, Amir and Hassan, are about to be torn apart forever. It’s a glorious afternoon in Kabul and the skies are bursting with the exhilarating joy of a kite-fighting tournament. But in the aftermath of the day’s victory, one boy’s fearful act of betrayal will mark their lives forever and set in motion an epic quest for redemption. Now, after 20 years of living in America, Amir returns to a perilous Afghanistan under the Taliban’s iron-fisted rule to face the secrets that still haunt him and take one last daring chance to set things right.

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Awards: 2007: Nominated for Oscar: Best Soundtrack

2007: 2 Nominations for Golden Globe: Best Foreign Language Picture, OST

2007: 3 Nominations for BAFTA: Best Foreign Language Picture, Music and Adap. Screenplay

2007: Critics' Choice Awards: Best Young Actor (Mahmoodzada). 2 Nominations

2007: National Board of Review: Top 10 - Best Movies of the Year

2007: Satellite Awards: Original Score. 2 nominations

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Critics' reviews

"While the largely unknown cast and subtitled dialogue may present a marketing challenge, they also create a feeling of authenticity in this poignant, intimate epic"

Alissa Simon: Variety
"At times brutal, at times touching"

James Berardinelli: ReelViews
"It helps us to understand that the newcomers among us come from somewhere and are somebody."

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"There is remarkably little of visual interest here; the setups are banal, and the scenes lack tension"

Manohla Dargis: The New York Times
"For all the pain and loss that The Kite Runner depicts, it is still a film of exhilarating, redemptive humanity"

Ann Hornaday: The Washington Post
"'The Kite Runner' is earnest and sentimental and formulaic and obvious. Watching it, I could understand the fuss over Khaled Hosseini's bestselling novel, but the film didn't make me want to read it."

Rene Rodriguez: Miami Herald
"A compelling and uplifting tale that exposes the viewer to an unfamiliar, fascinating culture (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Claudia Puig: USA Today
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