United States / Oct 05, 2007 / Scottsdale International Film Festival
There is a way to be good again.
2h 8min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Shaun Toub | Rahim Kahn |
| Zekeria Ebrahimi | Young Amir |
| Ali Danish Bakhty Ari | Sohrab |
| Nabi Tanha | Ali |
| Bahram Ehsas | Wali |
| Tamim Nawabi | Kamal |
| Mohamad Nabi Attai | Uncle Saifo the Kite Seller |
| Mir Mahmood Shah Hashimi | Business Man in Baba's Study |
| Mohamad Nadir Sarwari | Spice Merchant |
| Kenny Santiago Marrero | Russian Solider (uncredited) |
| Abe Nevin | Kid in Park (Uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Kite Runner |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский, پښتو, اردو, English, Português |
| Production countries | China, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Wonderland Films, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Participant, Parkes+MacDonald Production, China Film Co-Production, Beijing Happy Pictures Cultural Communications Co., Kite Runner Holdings, Ebeling Group, Neal Street Productions, DreamWorks Pictures, Mandate International |
| Official site | kiterunnermovie.com |
| Release date | 14 dicembre 2007 |
| Executive producer | Sam Mendes |
| Production | William Horberg, E. Bennett Walsh, Rebecca Yeldham |
| Writer | David Benioff, Khaled Hosseini |
| Casting | Kate Dowd, Eriko Miyagawa |
| Editing | Matt Chessé, Jake Rice, Nancy Fuller, Mike Brosius, Linda Williams, Alex Olivares |
| Cinematography | Roberto Schaefer |
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| Assistant directors | Marc Forster |
| Camera operators | Roberto Schaefer |
| Additional photography | Roberto Schaefer |
| Music | Alberto Iglesias, Lora Hirschberg |
| Sound | Alberto Iglesias, Lora Hirschberg |
| Budget | 20.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 73.276.047 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Italy / Oct 20, 2007 / (Rome Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Dec 14, 2007 / PG-13
Theatrical release
Ireland / Dec 26, 2007 / 15
United Kingdom / Dec 26, 2007 / 12A
Netherlands / Jan 10, 2008 / 12
United States / Jan 11, 2008
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Germany / Jan 16, 2008 / 12
Australia / Jan 17, 2008 / M
Switzerland / Jan 17, 2008 / 12
Austria / Jan 18, 2008
Brazil / Jan 18, 2008 / 12
Mexico / Jan 18, 2008
Hong Kong / Jan 24, 2008
Denmark / Jan 25, 2008 / 11
Norway / Jan 25, 2008 / 15
Singapore / Jan 31, 2008
Belgium / Feb 13, 2008 / 14
France / Feb 13, 2008
Argentina / Feb 14, 2008
Portugal / Feb 14, 2008
Czechia / Feb 21, 2008 / 15+
Hungary / Feb 21, 2008 / 12
Israel / Feb 21, 2008
Lebanon / Feb 21, 2008
Bulgaria / Feb 22, 2008
Estonia / Feb 22, 2008
Philippines / Feb 27, 2008
Croatia / Feb 28, 2008
Thailand / Feb 28, 2008
Iceland / Feb 29, 2008
Poland / Feb 29, 2008 / 12
Colombia / Mar 07, 2008
Romania / Mar 07, 2008 / AP
Spain / Mar 07, 2008 / 16
Taiwan / Mar 07, 2008
Egypt / Mar 12, 2008
South Korea / Mar 13, 2008 / 12
Panama / Mar 14, 2008
Türkiye / Mar 21, 2008
Finland / Mar 28, 2008 / K-12
Italy / Mar 28, 2008
Sweden / Mar 28, 2008 / 15
Greece / Apr 03, 2008
Uruguay / Apr 18, 2008
Venezuela / May 30, 2008
Japan / May 31, 2008
Digital
India / Oct 21, 2020
Physical media
Greece / Aug 25, 2008 / DVD
Netherlands / Nov 19, 2009 / 12 / Blu ray
TV
Netherlands / May 04, 2016 / 16 / Net 5
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