The Kite Runner
“There is a way to be good again.”
2007 · 2 h 8 min
Marc ForsterCast
Khalid Abdalla Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada Atossa Leoni 
Shaun Toub Sayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibzada Zekeria Ebrahimi
Credits
Written by: 
David Benioff
Plot
An Afghan-American writer returns to Kabul to atone for a betrayal of his childhood friend.
Sinekatalog’s take
Marc Forster's adaptation is moving and well made, if it condenses the novel.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (85,678 votes)
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