The Kite Runner

2007 - DARI - MOVIE

Drama

After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble. The Kite Runner is a 2007 American Dari-language Drama film starring Khalid Abdalla, Zekeria Ebrahimi, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, Homayoun Ershadi, Atossa Leoni, Shaun Toub and Brian Vowell. The movie is based on The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Participant Productions in association with Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Parkes+MacDonald and Neal Street Productions. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) William Horberg, Walter F. Parkes, Rebecca Yeldham and E. Bennett Walsh. The Kite Runner is written by David Benioff and Khaled Hosseini and it is directed by Marc Forster. DreamWorks Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the movie. The Kite Runner was released on 31st January 2008 in Dari,English and Urdu languages and takes a screen time of 128 minutes. The Film was successful at box office. The Kite Runner was made on a budget of $20 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $73 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by David Benioff. Cinematography was done by Roberto Schaefer and editing by Matt Chesse. The music was composed by Alberto Iglesias.
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  • Jini Score
    9.1/10
  • Critics Score
    76%
  • Rating
    7.6/10
  • Jini Score
    9.1%
  • Critics Score
    76
  • Rating
    7.6
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Release Date31 JAN 2008
Budget$ 20 MILLION
Language

Mandarin, English, Pashtu, Russian, Urdu, Dari, Pushto, Arabic,

Genre

Drama

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The Kite Runner Reviews and Ratings

Average Review Rating : positive

69.65%

Positive Review Rating : 76%

76%
    • His expressive, peaches and cream face, overhung by a frequently furrowed brow, is simply a bang on depiction of childhood anxiety. ( Read More )
    • Steve Davis

      In other words, it can be a matter of damned if you do, damned if you dont. ( Read More )
    • Simultaneously dumb and enjoyable, the silliness manages at times to be both wonderful and cringe worthy. ( Read More )
    • Jeffrey M. Anderson

      A wealthy Afghani boy, Amir (Zekeria Ebrahimi), is a budding writer and loves flying kites with his best friend Hassan (Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada), even if they occupy different social classes, until a terrible incident causes the boys to grow apart. ( Read More )
    • Jonathan Kiefer

      Tweet The Kite Runner Jonathan Kiefer By This article was published on 12.20.07 Advertisement In pre civil war Afghanistan, an upper middle class Sunni kid betrays the sweetly loyal friendship of his fathers servants Shiite son. ( Read More )
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