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.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 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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The Kite Runner should win an Oscar! It's perfect in every sense, the story, the script, the acting, the cinematography... One would never guess it was filmed in China. The story of two childhood friends and what follows in their adult lives will leave a lasting impression. The depiction of life in Afghanistan under the Taliban is all too real and horrifying. I have not read the book, but I have seen comments that put down the movie because "the book is always better"... It doesn't really matter. No one put down "Gone With The Wind" because it wasn't true to the book! As a matter of fact, it won the Academy Award for best picture and several other Oscars. I think this movie is brilliant - BRAVO to the writer and director, and the actors!
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- leiser18
- Dec 16, 2007
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- Also known as
- Người Đua Diều
- Filming locations
- Kashgar, China(arrival in Peshawar/Rahim Khan's apartment in Peshawar)
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- 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
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- 2.39 : 1
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