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The Kite Runner [2007]

Director: Marc Forster
Actors: Khalid Abdalla, Atossa Leoni, Shaun Toub
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

21 reviews
Sales Rank: 50

Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 122
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

EAN: 5051188153533
ASIN: B0011P4X8S

Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: June 2, 2008
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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.co.uk review
Like the bestselling book upon which it's based, The Kite Runner will haunt the viewer long after the film is over. A tale of childhood betrayal, innocence, harsh reality, and dreamy memory, The Kite Runner faces good and evil--and the path between them, though often blurry and sorrowfully relative. Director Marc Forster (Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland) presents a painterly vision of Afghanistan before the Soviet tanks, before the Taliban--lush, verdant, fertile--in its landscape and in its people and their history and hopes. The story follows two young boys' friendship, tested beyond endurance, and the haunting of their adult selves by what happened in their youth--and what horrors befall their country in the meantime. The performances of the two boys--Zekeria Ebrahimi (Amir) and Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada (Hassan)--are the film's strongest, unforced and gently evocative. The penance paid by their adult selves is foreshadowed, but never predictable--and the metaphor of innocence lost, a common theme in Forster's work, keeps the film, like the title kites, truly aloft. --A.T. Hurley

Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...

2 out of 5 stars

Kite Runner July 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

I only watched a little of this dvd before i got fed up and took it off. The film is in subtitles and at times you cannot read the english titles underneath as they are so quick. Why they made this film in what ever language they are speaking I cannot for the life of me understand.The book was great but the film left me cold .My view is dont bother to buy it .KB

5 out of 5 stars

A superb adaptation of the book July 19, 2008
I have read the book and that isn't always a good thing to do prior to watching the film, however, this is a great screenplay of the novel, I loved it. The casting was excellent, although maybe Assef wasn't quite how I'd pictured him, and Kabul in the 1970's was brought to life brilliantly. You could smell the fragrances and feel the hustle and bustle of a place that now seems to have been lost forever - but I do hope not. It's truly harrowing in parts though, so have a few tissues handy.

5 out of 5 stars

My Brother's Keeper... July 18, 2008
The 2007 Academy Award-nominated film is directed by Marc Forster, based on the novel of the same name by Khaled Hosseini. The film parts set in Afghanistan were mostly shot in Kashgar, China. Most of the film's dialogue is in Persian Dari.

The movie follows the plot of the novel, telling the story of Amir, a well-to-do (even if somewhat spoilt) boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul, whose best friend is Hassan, the son of his father's Hazara servant. Hassan is as loyal as a brother only could be, but Amir observes a grave incident where he did not intervene. Riddled by guilt he seeks ways to get rid of this constant reminder of his personal failure. He succeeds in and from then on is tormented by the enormous guilt of abandoning his friend.

The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events, from the fall of the monarchy in Afghanistan through the Soviet invasion, the mass exodus of refugees to Pakistan and the United States, and the Taliban regime.

Years later an opportunity presents itself to redeem the childish act.

This is an engrossing film on courage, betrayal and despair, hope and love.

5 out of 5 stars

Brotherhood, Love and Redemption July 10, 2008
I fell in love with Khaled Hosseini's novel `THE KITE RUNNER'; the story is sad, beautiful and inspiring. The writer relates the story in a way that makes you feel like it's poetry. The adaptation of this film captures the essence of the novel.

This is a story of unconditional love, brotherhood and redemption set in Afghanistan.

I like the way that the film is in the Afghan languages (Dari, Pashtu,Urdu) with English subtitles. If the film was in English, a lot of the realism would be lost and the story wouldn't have been as effective.

The two young boys who were chosen to play the role of Amir and Hassan were well-cast. The characters are best friends living in a household where Amir is the son of the rich owner of the house and the Hassan is the son of the house keeper; the class differences become an important factor in the story. The boys appear to have an inseparable friendship, they go to the cinema together and fly kites in competitions. An event occurs (I don't want to ruin the film for those who haven't seen it) in which Amir's strength of character and loyalty is tested. His actions, or lack there-of, will severely affect the friendship between the boys and they will never be the same again. Amir will be haunted with guilt due to the consequences of that fateful day for the rest of his life.

As a man, many years later, Amir discovers that there is hope, redemption is possible: `there is a way to be good again'.

5 out of 5 stars

A Complete Must See! July 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

A complete must see - the most compelling and thought provoking film I have seen in a long time. It really does open your eyes to the realities of todays world. Brilliant! One for the library.