The Kite Runner (2007)

Regista:

Marc Forster

Writers (WGA):

David Benioff (screenplay)
Khaled Hosseini (novel)

Data di uscita:

26 dicembre 2007 (UK)

Genere:

Drama

Slogan:

There is a way to be good again.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Controversial | Escape | Child Rape | Pakistan | Stoning

Premi:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

This is truly one of those times when a film does great justice to a book!

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Cast

Khalid Abdalla	...	Amir
Atossa Leoni	...	Soraya
Shaun Toub	...	Rahim Kahn
Sayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibzada	...	Omar
Zekeria Ebrahimi	...	Young Amir
Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada	...	Young Hassan
Mir Mahmood Shah Hashimi	...	Business Man in Baba's Study
Homayoun Ershadi	...	Baba
Nabi Tanha	...	Ali
Elham Ehsas	...	Young Assef
Bahram Ehsas	...	Wali
Tamim Nawabi	...	Kamal
Mohamad Nabi Attai	...	Uncle Saifo the Kite Seller
Mohamad Nadir Sarwari	...	Spice Merchant
Mustafa Haidari	...	Party Worker

Alias:

Cacciatore di aquiloni, Il (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for strong thematic material including the rape of a child, violence and brief strong language.

Durata:

128 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese | Dari | Pashtu | Urdu | Russian

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonoro:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Divieti:

Argentina:13 | Finland:K-13 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | Ireland:15A | Malaysia:U | Brazil:12 | USA:PG-13 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Sweden:11 | Hong Kong:IIA | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:12 | Germany:12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Canada:14A

Luoghi delle riprese:

Berkeley, California, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Curiosità:

Due to Afghan mores concerning male rape, Paramount Vantage agreed to relocate the young actors out of the country to the United Arab Emirates and arrange visas, housing and schooling for the young actors and jobs for their guardians. Paramount Vantage accepts responsibility for the living expenses of Zekeria Ebrahimi, Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada, Ali Danish Bakhty Ari and Sayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibzada until they reach adulthood, a cost some estimated at up to $500,000.

Errori:

Revealing mistakes: The last scene shows the kites flying in a strong wind, but there is none at ground level (note her hair), nor matching chop on the water, and the glimpse of a sailboat suggests a breeze from the another direction.

Citazioni:

[from trailer]
Older Hassan (voice): I dream that my son will grow up to be a good person, a free person. I dream that someday you will return to revisit the land of our childhood. I dream that flowers will bloom in the streets again... and kites will fly in the skies!

Movie Connections:

Fa riferimento a The Magnificent Seven (1960)

Colonna sonora:

Dukhtare Darya

This is truly one of those times when a film does great justice to a book!

I recently was lucky enough to see "The Kite Runner" in a small theater, surrounded by seasoned movie-goers who knew how to enjoy a masterpiece of such sophistication. With all the controversy surrounding this film's central scene these days, I was expecting a piece both crude and violent. But the way Mr. Forster handled the delicate subject was touching and really, deeply moving. Even though the film's credits indicated China as the main location for the shoot, I could have sworn I was seeing Kabul throughout the scenes which are meant to be taking place in Afghanistan. The acting, by non-professionals as well as professional actors, is excellent and the casting is magnificent. So, this is a movie I would see again and again, because though it is undeniably sad in its subject, the masterful way it has been made awakens a whole new hope in modern cinema.