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.
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- 6 wins & 25 nominations total
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- TriviaDue 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.
- GoofsIn 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.
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Young Hassan: For you, a thousand times over
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Excellent film, music & cinematography
The Kite Runner was beautiful, poignant and very moving. I particularly loved the two child actors in the film as well as the actor portraying the father. It really made me want to go back and read the book again.
The music was a wonderful part of the fabric of the movie. If there is a soundtrack coming out for the film, I will buy it to accompany my second reading of the book. It is also a visually stunning film. The cinematography was gorgeous and really added to experience.
The Brazilian word 'saudades' is very descriptive of how I felt at the end of the film..."it is a deep feeling of longing for someone or someplace, which is very sweet but also tinged with an inescapable sadness" (definition provided years ago by Antonio Carlos Jobim).
Saw it at a small cinema here for an advance screening. I would love to see it again on a really large screen with a tricked out sound system.
Can't wait for the formal release. I will definitely recommend the film to friends.
The music was a wonderful part of the fabric of the movie. If there is a soundtrack coming out for the film, I will buy it to accompany my second reading of the book. It is also a visually stunning film. The cinematography was gorgeous and really added to experience.
The Brazilian word 'saudades' is very descriptive of how I felt at the end of the film..."it is a deep feeling of longing for someone or someplace, which is very sweet but also tinged with an inescapable sadness" (definition provided years ago by Antonio Carlos Jobim).
Saw it at a small cinema here for an advance screening. I would love to see it again on a really large screen with a tricked out sound system.
Can't wait for the formal release. I will definitely recommend the film to friends.
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- Nov 28, 2007
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
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- Languages
- Also known as
- Người Đua Diều
- Filming locations
- Kashgar, China(arrival in Peshawar/Rahim Khan's apartment in Peshawar)
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Box office
- 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
- Runtime2 hours 8 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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