| The Kite Runner [2007] | ![The Kite Runner [2007]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VKIDXq4RL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Marc Forster
Actors: Khalid Abdalla, Atossa Leoni, Shaun Toub
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 99
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Running Time: 122 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
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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 A superb and moving film December 4, 2008
This is a wonderful film that deserves all the accolades it has received. The acting is excellent and convincing: amazing performances were got from the young boys who portray the two friends separated by the Russian invasion of 1979. The film really brought home to me what the people in Afganistan have had to put up with over the last three decades. It's not only a harrowing tale but also has humour and a sense of redemption by the end. The violent parts of the film are all the more shocking because of the more domestic start to the story that means one identifies strongly with the different characters and their fates. At the end of the film I felt I had been a witness to the epic journey of the main character's turbulent life. Unreservedly recommended.
A good film on friendship (true and betrayed) November 19, 2008
A good poetic look on Afghan pre-wars (80') society, with a rich and poors, casts and kites. All vanished in the storm of russian invasion and taliban's terror. Two boys, two brothers, a sad story of violence and treason, with a "sugar" happy final (but the movie isn't a "easy" film). Good cast, good plot. Only some scenes "a little" unreal, like the David vs Goliath escape from Talibans.
Emotional October 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is not my normal sort of movie, but watched this with a friend. The film starts quite slowly, building up the background of our main characters and eventually moves to a very emotional climax. With an excellent script, story and acting, this movie has you getting frustrated with the characters and going through all that they are. With an interesting view of how Afghanistan and the Taliban are, this moving really opens your eyes and makes you think.
Love those foreign films... October 11, 2008
Well done, heart-warming story, excellent actors, interesting culture and location/scenery - I highly recommend it.
 Disappointed October 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
One of those films you think you should see because it's been raved about. I found it slightly dull and not much happens most of the time.
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