The Kite Runner (2007)
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
Director:
Marc Forster
Writer:
David Benioff
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Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada as Young Hassan |
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Atossa Leoni as Soraya |
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Khalid Abdalla as Amir |
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Elham Ehsas as Young Assef |
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Homayoun Ershadi as Baba |
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Saïd Taghmaoui as Farid |
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Mustafa Haidari as Party Worker |
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Shaun Toub as Rahim Kahn |
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Zekeria Ebrahimi as Young Amir |
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Ali Danish Bakhty Ari as Sohrab |
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Nabi Tanha as Ali |
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Bahram Ehsas as Wali |
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Tamim Nawabi as Kamal |
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Mohamad Nabi Attai as Uncle Saifo the Kite Seller |
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Mir Mahmood Shah Hashimi as Business Man in Baba's Study |
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Mohamad Nadir Sarwari as Spice Merchant |
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Kenny Santiago Marrero as Russian Solider (uncredited) |
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Abe Nevin as Kid in Park (Uncredited) |
| Directing | Marc Forster | Director |
| Camera | Roberto Schaefer | Director of Photography |
| Writing | David Benioff | Screenplay |
| Writing | Khaled Hosseini | Novel |
| Production | Sam Mendes | Executive Producer |
| Production | William Horberg | Producer |
| Production | E. Bennett Walsh | Producer |
| Production | Rebecca Yeldham | Producer |
| Editing | Matt Chessé | Editor |
| Production | Kate Dowd | Casting |
| Production | Eriko Miyagawa | Casting |
| Editing | Jake Rice | Digital Intermediate |
| Editing | Nancy Fuller | Digital Intermediate |
| Editing | Mike Brosius | Digital Intermediate |
| Editing | Linda Williams | Digital Intermediate |
| Editing | Alex Olivares | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | Chantal Nong Vo | Producer's Assistant |
| Sound | Alberto Iglesias | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Lora Hirschberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |