Kite Runner (DVD)

Directed by Marc Forster

Starring: Khalid Abdalla, Atossa Leoni, Shaun Toub, Sayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibzada, Zekeria Ebrahimi, Ahmed Khan Mahmidzada, Homayoun Ershadi, Nabi Tanha, Elham Ehsas, Bahram Ehsas

Contributors: William Horberg, Walter F. Parkes, E.Bennett Walsh, Rebecca Yeldham, David Benioff, Alberto Iglesias

Studio: DreamWorks Live Action
Main Language:
English
Region: Region 2
Release Date: 2 Jun 2008
Originally Issued: 2007
No of Discs: 1
Weight: 88g
Dimensions: 192 x 18 x 129 (mm)
Genre: Drama
BBFC Cert: (12) Suitable for 12 years and over.
Rental/Retail: Retail not for Rental
Run Time: 127 minutes

Description

Director Marc Forster's adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's bestseller about one man's search for redemption from a childhood betrayal in his native Afghanistan. Childhood friends Amir (Zekeriah Ebrahimi) and Hassan (Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada) spend their days on the streets of Kabul getting up to mischief and eagerly awaiting the spectacular kite-fighting contests. But the joyous excitement of the day is ruined by a shocking act that changes the two boys' relationship forever, with Amir leaving soon after to live in America, just as the threat of war becomes a grim reality.

20 years later, and still haunted by the past, Amir (played as an adult by Khalid Abdalla) returns to Afghanistan, now in the grip of the Taliban, determined to finally redeem himself.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Trailers
• Commentary: Marc Forster (Director), Khaled Hosseini, David Benioff (Screenwriter)