The Kite Runner (2007)

Director:
Marc Forster
Writers (WGA):
David Benioff (screenplay)
Khaled Hosseini (novel)

Genre:Drama
Tagline: There is a way to be good again.
Plot Outline: After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
Cast
Khalid Abdalla … Amir
Atossa Leoni … Soraya
Shaun Toub … Rahim Kahn
Sayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibzada … Omar
Zekeria Ebrahimi … Young Amir
Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada … Young Hassan
Mir Mahmood Shah Hashimi … Business Man in Baba’s Study
Homayoun Ershadi … Baba
Nabi Tanha … Ali
Elham Ehsas … Young Assef
Bahram Ehsas … Wali
Tamim Nawabi … Kamal
Mohamad Nabi Attai … Uncle Saifo the Kite Seller
Mohamad Nadir Sarwari … Spice Merchant
Mustafa Haidari … Party Worker

**** out of 5, excellent photography, amazing story about a world that is not so far from us even if we like to close our eyes