The Kite Runner
Brief Synopsis
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Spanning from the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy to the atrocities of the Taliban reign,
an epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal. An unlikely friendship develops between Amir, the son of a wealthy Afghan businessman, and Hassan, a servant to Amir and his father. During a
Cast & Crew
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Marc Forster
Director
Shaun Toub
Khalid Abdalla
Nasser Memarzia
Saïd Taghmaoui
Atossa Leoni
Film Details
Also Known As
Kite Runner, cerfs-volants de Kaboul, vliegeraar
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Amblin Partners; Cafefx; Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.; Gala Catering, Inc.; Hollywood Studio Symphony; L.A. Maddogs; Laserpacific Media Corporation; Mk12; Neal Street Productions; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation; Participant Media; Sidney Kimmel Entertainment; Skywalker Sound; Solar Entertainment Corporation; Warner Bros. Sound; Wonderful Films
Distribution Company
Paramount Vantage; Blitz-Cine Star; Bontonfilm; Dreamworks Home Entertainment; Filmauro Distribuzione; Forum; Intercontinental Film Distributors (Hong Kong); Myndform; Norsk Filmdistribusjon; Paramount Pictures International (PPI); Paramount Vantage; Ro Image 2000; Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland Oy; Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige Ab (Sweden); Sandrew Metronome Filmdistribution As; Tatra Film; United International Pictures; Universal Pictures International; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
Turkey; Morocco
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 2m
Synopsis
Spanning from the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy to the atrocities of the Taliban reign, an epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal. An unlikely friendship develops between Amir, the son of a wealthy Afghan businessman, and Hassan, a servant to Amir and his father. During a kite-flying tournament, an unspeakable event changes the nature of their relationship forever. As an adult haunted by the childhood betrayal, Amir seeks redemption by returning to his war-torn native land to make peace with himself and reconcile his cowardice.
Director
Marc Forster
Director
Cast
Shaun Toub
Khalid Abdalla
Nasser Memarzia
Saïd Taghmaoui
Atossa Leoni
Homayoun Ershadi
Sayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibzada
Zekiria Ebrahimi
Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada
Mir Mahmood Shah Hashimi
Nabi Tanha
Elham Ehsas
Bahram Ehsas
Tamim Nawabi
Mohamad Nabi Attai
Mohamad Nadir Sarwari
Mustafa Haidari
Ahmad Yasar Shir Agha
Mohammad Aman Joya
Abdul Azim Wahabzada
Vsevold Sevanchos
Sayed Miran Farhad
Murina Abudukelimu
Igor Radchenko
Larry Brown
L Peter Callender
Jesse Robertson
Joshua Chamberlain
Marco Mazariegos
Shaan Price
Qadir Farookh
Peg Mckibbin
Chris Verrill
Amar Kureishi
Maimoona Ghizal
Mohammad Eshan Aman
Yunus Osman
Mehboob Ali
Abdul Salam Yusoufzai
Mohamad Amin Rahimi
Aziz Raxidi
Khalil Ahmad Nooryan
Ali Danish Bakhty Ari
Hameeda Hamraz
Ahmad Shah Alam
Kaiser Doulat-beek
Khaled Hosseini
Habib Zargi
Houshmand Habib
Lukas Ferreira
Iqbal Theba
Voice
Geri Rotella
Performer
Dimitri Psonis
Performer
Javier Paxarino
Performer
John Parsons
Performer
Javier Crespo
Performer
Heitor Pereira
Performer
Ara Malikian
Performer
Martin Tillman
Performer
Victor Merlo
Performer
Angel Crespo
Performer
Chris Bleth
Performer
Joann Turovsky
Performer
Alex Acuna
Performer
Satnam Singh Ramgotra
Performer
Majid Javadi
Vocals
Sussan Deyhim
Vocals
John Micheletos
Lead Person
Crew
Arkin A
Driver
Abliz Abdirixit
Casting
Xireli Abudurexiti
Casting
Maridel Aisam
Casting
Abuduli Aizize
Assistant Director
Tim Alexander
3-D Models
Muhamd Ali
Casting
Joseph Allen
Grip
Lindsay Anderson
2-D Artist
Steve Arguello
3-D Models
Jeffrey Arnold
Digital Effects Artist
Nabila Aslai
Editor
Marc Asmode
Camera Assistant
Dustin Ault
Grip
Herb Ault
Key Grip
Jim Austin
Sound Engineer
Niyat Ullah Baig
Casting
Chris Ball
2-D Artist
Jeremy Ball
Art Department Coordinator
Stephen Balliet
Sound Department
Bob Barbosa
Driver
Jeffrey T. Barnes
Production Executive
Christopher Barron
Dubbing Mixer
Sophie Barry
Production
Adam Bayless
Office Assistant
Ken Bazal
Photography
Ernest Belding
Location Manager
David Benioff
Screenplay
Christopher Bennett
Assistant Production Coordinator
Basir Beria
Other
J Chuck Biagio
Grip
Sheng Wen Bin
Production Assistant
Wang Bin
Driver
Xin Hong Bin
Grip
Yang Hai Bing
Production Assistant
Diegot Bladuque
Music Engineer
Wu Yong Bo
Photography
Kristine M Bochum
Accounting Assistant
Kerry Boe
Tutor
Steve Boeddeker
Sound Designer
Sue Bowcott
Property Master
Richard Bowen
Director Of Photography
John Bradley
Driver
Phil Bray
Photography
Willie Brock
Driver
John Bromstead Jr.
Driver
Mike Brosius
Project Manager
James Burke
Greensman
Andy Byrne
3-D Artist
Mike Castillo
Digital Effects Artist
David Cerrejon
Music Arranger
David Cerrejon
Music
Lu Jin Chao
Stunts
Zhang Wei Chao
Props
Jeff Charles
Software Engineer
Sawut Chawar
Wardrobe Assistant
Matt Chessé
Editor
Gregory Childers
Grip
Lisa Chino
Adr Editor
Shauna Cho
Accounting Assistant
Ian Chriss
Grip
Timothy S. Christie
Dolly Grip
Liu Shao Chun
Property Master
Dylan Cole
Matte Painter
Ren Cong
Matte Painter
Ren Cong
Visual Effects
Carlos Conti
Production Designer
Sean Coonce
Digital Effects Artist
Brian Copenhagen
Boom Operator
John Countryman
Dubbing Mixer
Jose Luis Crespo
Music
Richard Crowe
Props
Douglas Cumming
Art Director
Jiang Cun
Wig Maker
Yang Dan Dan
Wardrobe Assistant
Gretchen Davis
Makeup Artist
Cao Dawei
Lighting Technician
Sandy De Crescent
Music Contractor
Chris Deguzman
Driver
Vincent R Delay
Animator
Leslie Devlin
Makeup Artist
Natascha Dimitrijevic
Production Assistant
Tony Dingman
Driver
Cao Wei Dong
Lighting Technician
Qi Xu Dong
Wardrobe Assistant
Sui Dongming
Production Assistant
Abu Douli
Assistant Director
Kate Dowd
Casting Director
Henry Dray
Transportation Coordinator
Henry Dray
Unit Manager
Douglas Dresser
Location Manager
Sharlene Duale
Assistant Production Coordinator
Jason Durey
Special Effects Coordinator
Ken Durey
Special Effects Coordinator
Arkin E
Driver
Mikey Eberle
Production Assistant
David Ebner
Visual Effects Supervisor
Leif Einarsson
Animator
Valance Eisleben
Film Lab
Massoumeh Emami
Script Supervisor
Sean England
Foley Recordist
Caroline Eselin
Wardrobe Supervisor
Frank Eulner
Supervising Sound Editor
Antonio Evans
Medic
Huang Fan
Production Supervisor
Yang Fan
Sound Department
Qiao Jin Fang
Wardrobe
Yang Fangzheng
Wardrobe Assistant
Masoud Farand
Tutor
Don Feeney
Transportation Captain
Leslee Feldman
Casting
Guo Yun Feng
Driver
Jiang Fengmei
Wardrobe Assistant
Andre Fenley
Supervising Sound Editor
Dan Ferreira
Lighting Technician
Steve Finn
Boom Operator
Mike Fischer
3-D Models
Aaron Fitzgerald
Production Assistant
Frank Fleming
Costume Designer
Doug Ford
Sound Engineer
Alex Friderici
3-D Models
Ron Friedman
Animator
Lisa Frucht
Assistant Costume Designer
Nancy Fuller
Project Manager
Jamie L Gaines
Production Assistant
Rachael Gallaghan
Production Coordinator
Li Gang
Foreman
Felix Gehm
Assistant Location Manager
Retha Geldenhuys
Accounting Assistant
Jeff Gilliam
Lighting Technician
Mark Gilmer
Photography
Kathleen Giordano
Set Costumer
Robin Gonsalves
Assistant Editor
Adam Goodman
Studio Executive
Robin Graham
Compositing Supervisor
Shahrukh Gran
Researcher
Antonio Grana
Production Assistant
Jonathan Greber
Dubbing Mixer
Paul Grenville
Film Lab
Li Si Guang
Lighting Technician
Leilani Gushiken
Post-Production Coordinator
Leighanne Haddock
On-Set Dresser
Mark Hadland
Chief Lighting Technician
Wang Hai
Stunt Coordinator
Mustafa Haidari
Casting Associate
Ang Hailiang
Grip
Timor Hakimyar
Casting
Cindy Hamilton
Caterer
Howard W Hammerman
Sound Engineer
Wu Yin Hao
Wardrobe Assistant
Abdullah Hapiz
Wardrobe Supervisor
Courtney Harrell
Loader
David Harris
Transportation Coordinator
David Harris
Coordinator
Kevin Tod Haug
Visual Effects Supervisor
Dale Haugo
Painter
Guo Tian He
Caterer
Mike Helbig
On-Set Dresser
Don L Henderson
Key Grip
Nina Henninger
Casting
Qiao Hepin
Assistant Director
Jotham Herzon
Visual Effects
Ellen Heuer
Foley Artist
David Hickey
Accountant
Teresa Hinton
Hair Stylist
Lora Hirschberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Joe Hoback
3-D Models
Marty Holthaus
Visual Effects
Di Xiao Hong
Other
Liu Shu Hong
Wig Maker
Liu Hong Hai
Property Master
Cao Hongan
Lighting Technician
Kevin Hoppe
3-D Artist
William Horberg
Producer
Lawrence Hornbeck
On-Set Dresser
Ilham Hosseini
Interpreter
Khaled Hosseini
Source Material
Bonnie Hudson
Tutor
Peter Hudson
On-Set Dresser
Wang Hui
Driver
David Hunter
Editor
Steven Hutchins
3-D Models
Alberto Iglesias
Music
Elham Jan
Production Assistant
Doug Jaqua
Color
Rameen Moshref Javid
Researcher
Simon Jayes
Camera Operator
Chen Xing Jiang
Driver
Karsym Jiang
Production Assistant
Kuer Ban Jiang
Assistant Director
Rebecca Qin Jiang
Script Supervisor
Kang Jiangcheng
Lighting Technician
Cao Yong Jie
Lighting Technician
Fan Yong Jie
Hair Stylist
Lei Jin
Matte Painter
Zhang Xiu Jin
Accounting Assistant
Brook Johnson
Grip
Kyle Johnson
Production Assistant
Tish Johnson
Production Accountant
Les G Jones
Visual Effects Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Kite Runner, cerfs-volants de Kaboul, vliegeraar
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2007
Production Company
Amblin Partners; Cafefx; Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.; Gala Catering, Inc.; Hollywood Studio Symphony; L.A. Maddogs; Laserpacific Media Corporation; Mk12; Neal Street Productions; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation; Participant Media; Sidney Kimmel Entertainment; Skywalker Sound; Solar Entertainment Corporation; Warner Bros. Sound; Wonderful Films
Distribution Company
Paramount Vantage; Blitz-Cine Star; Bontonfilm; Dreamworks Home Entertainment; Filmauro Distribuzione; Forum; Intercontinental Film Distributors (Hong Kong); Myndform; Norsk Filmdistribusjon; Paramount Pictures International (PPI); Paramount Vantage; Ro Image 2000; Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland Oy; Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige Ab (Sweden); Sandrew Metronome Filmdistribution As; Tatra Film; United International Pictures; Universal Pictures International; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
Turkey; Morocco
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 2m
Award Nominations
Best Score
2007
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
The Country of United States
Winner of the 2007 Satellite Award for Best Original Score by the International Press Academy (IPA).
Limited Release in United States December 14, 2007
Released in United States on Video March 25, 2008
Released in United States Winter December 14, 2007
Based on the novel "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini; published by Riverhead Press in 2003.
Sam Mendes previously attached to direct.
Literary Sale Date: 08/11/2003.
Released in United States on Video March 25, 2008
Limited Release in United States December 14, 2007
Released in United States Winter December 14, 2007
Project was included on the 2005 Black List.
