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2007

The Kite Runner

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

Credits

Director

Marc Forster

Producers

Sam Mendes , William Horberg , E. Bennett Walsh

Writer

David Benioff

Cinematographer

Roberto Schaefer

Editor

Matt Chessé

Composer

Alberto Iglesias

Castings

Kate Dowd , Eriko Miyagawa

Cast

Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada , Atossa Leoni , Khalid Abdalla , Elham Ehsas , Homayoun Ershadi , Saïd Taghmaoui , Mustafa Haidari , Shaun Toub , Zekeria Ebrahimi , Ali Danish Bakhty Ari

Studios

DreamWorks Pictures , Participant , Neal Street Productions , China Film Co-Production 中国电影合作制片 (CFCC) , Mandate International , Sidney Kimmel Entertainment , Ebeling Group , Parkes+MacDonald Production , Beijing Happy Pictures Cultural Communications Co. , Wonderland Films , Kite Runner Holdings

Genre

Drama

External

IMDb Amazon

Posters

5
The Kite Runner (2007) movie poster
The Kite Runner (2007) movie poster
The Kite Runner (2007) movie poster
The Kite Runner (2007) movie poster
The Kite Runner (2007) movie poster

Awards

0 wins, 7 nominations
Nom Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature David Ebner, Les Jones, Todd Perry, Leif Einarsson The Kite Runner 2008
Nom Best Adapted Screenplay David Benioff The Kite Runner 2008
Nom Best Original Score Alberto Iglesias 2008
Nom Best Film Not in the English Language The Kite Runner 2008
Nom Best Foreign Language Film The Kite Runner 2008
Nom Best Score Alberto Iglesias 2008
Nom Best Original Score The Kite Runner 2008

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