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The Kite Runner

German title: Drachenläufer
Francaise title: Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Spain title: Cometas en el cielo
Greek title: Χαρταετοί Πάνω Απ’ την Πόλη
Russian title: Бегущий за ветром
Original title: The Kite Runner

Alternative titles:
Der Drachenläufer

Drama – USA
Production year: 2007
Movie length: 120 minutes

Director: Marc Forster
Writer: David Benioff, Khaled Hosseini
Cinematograph: Roberto Schaefer
Music: Alberto Iglesias

Movie description:

After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.

In the 70’s in Afghanistan, the Pushtun boy Amir and the Hazara boy Hassan, who is his loyal friend and son of their Hazara servant Ali, are raised together in Amir’s father house, playing and kitting on the streets of a peaceful Kabul. Amir feels that his wise and good father Baba blames him for the death of his mother in the delivery, and also that his father loves and prefers Hassan to him. In return, Amir feels a great respect for his father’s best friend Rahim Khan, who supports his intention to become a writer. After Amir winning a competition of kitting, Hassan runs to bring a kite to Amir, but he is beaten and raped by the brutal Assef in an empty street to protect Amir’s kite; the coward Amir witness the assault but does not help the loyal Hassam. On the day after his birthday party, Amir hides his new watch in Hassam’s bed to frame the boy as a thief and force his father to fire Ali...

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